Rights of Nature in South Asia
Year: 2025
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: In 2017, the High Court of Uttarakhand in India ruled twice, in less than a month, that two of the rivers of Uttarakhand (the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers) and all of nature, including the Gangiotri and Yamunotri glaciers, are “juristic/legal persons/living entities” with all “the status of a legal person”.4 In doing so, India joined the rapidly growing list of countries that recognised the rights of nature, including
Source: DICE Éditions eBooks
DOI: 10.4000/1444u
Authors: Ishrat Jahan, Erin O’Donnell
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Language: French
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4411231124