Owning the Earth

Graham, NG

Owning the Earth

Graham, NG

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Publisher:: Wakefield Press
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Exploring Wild Law: The Philosophy of Earth Jurisprudence, 2011, 1, pp. 261 - 271
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Graham, NG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4428-8830	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Burdon Peter	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Exploring Wild Law: The Philosophy of Earth Jurisprudence, 2011, 1, pp. 261 - 271	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781862549463	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/17872
dc.description.abstract	The Earth and jurisprudence are both systems. The Earth is a system of physical and interlinked relationships. Jurisprudence is a system of abstract laws. Jurisprudence is a human creation. As such, jurisprudence is a system that depends for its existence on the systems of Earth because the former is the creation of a species whose existence is of the latter. It is therefore important, indeed necessary, to situate the system of laws within the physical context of the Earth's systems, because although the law currently situates itself above or separate to the physical realm, in reality the converse is true. Humans are physical beings dependent on, and subject to, their only home and ultimate jurisdiction - Earth. In a discussion of the idea of Earth Jurisprudence it is necessary to consider the laws of land and water ownership and use in terms of their physical (or economic) viability. In other words, laws that regulate the ownership and use of the Earth and its resources --- - -, - - --- - - - --- -_. -would-need-to-both-facilitate-and-regulate-human-earth ·relations-th-ar-are-consistent-with the unilateral dependence of humans and their socio-economic systems on the Earth's systems.	en_US
dc.publisher	Wakefield Press	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Exploring Wild Law: The Philosophy of Earth Jurisprudence	en_US
dc.title	Owning the Earth	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
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dc.location.activity	Montpellier, France
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Abstract:

The Earth and jurisprudence are both systems. The Earth is a system of physical and interlinked relationships. Jurisprudence is a system of abstract laws. Jurisprudence is a human creation. As such, jurisprudence is a system that depends for its existence on the systems of Earth because the former is the creation of a species whose existence is of the latter. It is therefore important, indeed necessary, to situate the system of laws within the physical context of the Earth's systems, because although the law currently situates itself above or separate to the physical realm, in reality the converse is true. Humans are physical beings dependent on, and subject to, their only home and ultimate jurisdiction - Earth. In a discussion of the idea of Earth Jurisprudence it is necessary to consider the laws of land and water ownership and use in terms of their physical (or economic) viability. In other words, laws that regulate the ownership and use of the Earth and its resources --- - -, - - --- - - - --- -_. -would-need-to-both-facilitate-and-regulate-human-earth ·relations-th-ar-are-consistent-with the unilateral dependence of humans and their socio-economic systems on the Earth's systems.

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