Rights of Nature Laws Are Coming Up Against Legal Systems Designed for Destruction
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Rights of Nature Laws Are Coming Up Against Legal Systems Designed for Destruction
Years after landmark court rulings in Colombia and Bangladesh recognized rivers as legal persons, the waterways remain polluted and under threat—an outcome a new study attributes in part to a systemic issue: Legal systems are still overwhelmingly designed to treat nature as an object for humans to use and profit from. The report, released Monday […]
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Rights of Nature Laws Are Coming Up Against Legal Systems Designed for DestructionJuly 02, 2026 | Source: Inside Climate News | by Katie Surma Years after landmark court rulings in Colombia and Bangladesh recognized rivers as legal persons, the waterways remain polluted and under threat—an outcome a new study attributes in part to a systemic issue: Legal systems are still overwhelmingly designed to treat nature as an object for humans to use and…
Can a river have rights? The discussion was raised during a public hearing at the Legislative Assembly of Paraná (Alep) this week in Curitiba. The event was organized by the mandate of Deputy Goura (PDT) and brought together experts and the public to debate the preservation of the Iguaçu River, which originates near the capital and flows into the Paraná River in Foz do Iguaçu. The concept of understanding a river as a "subject of rights" was pre…
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