Year: 2026
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This chapter explores how the climate lawsuit transformed concepts of personhood by bringing together legal, corporate, and Indigenous understandings. It examines how Luciano Lliuya’s claim against RWE mobilized competing notions of personhood: while RWE was constructed as a legal entity with rights and obligations under German law, the Andean mountains were excluded despite their social and environmental significance. The chapter discusses public and media reactions, including the portrayal of Luciano Lliuya as a modern David facing a corporate Goliath, and highlights how Indigenous ideas—such as the strategic use of terms like Pachamama and Apu—challenge conventional legal categories. It details how events such as the 2017 court decision and subsequent debates illustrate the dynamic interplay between legal doctrines and cosmologies, raising broader questions about who should be recognized as a social actor in addressing climate change.
Source: Duke University Press eBooks
Language: English
Topic: Environmental law and policy
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7135053130