Hacking the Law to Open Up Zones of Commoning
Can commoning be affirmatively protected via conventional state law while respecting the integrity of commoning as a post-capitalist social form?
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Earth Jurisprudence – Law for an Animate Earth
Inspired by indigenous cosmologies and customary laws – which are derived from the laws of Nature – Earth Jurisprudence recognises that Nature’s laws are primary and non-negotiable and that humans are interdependent with all other life forms and accountable to the wider Earth community.
A Horse Is a Horse of Course, Unless Given the Right to Sue— Which Could Be Good for the Environment
Within recent months I’ve been bumping into an increased number of animal rights cases. Last week a horse name Justice was given 15 minutes of fame in the Washington Post (WaPo). The article triggered an “ah/hah” moment; today’s article is the result.
Juliana v US: Getting Ready to Rumble
Three strikes and the Trump administration is now out—or more accurately “in.” Trump and company have now been told by the US Supreme Court in a very brief 5-4 decision that they must stand in open court and defend themselves against the charge they are denying the 21 youthful clients in the court their constitutional right to a habitable environment.
Juliana vs US: A Case of Perpetual Motions?
Once more unto the breach, the attorneys representing the youthful plaintiffs in Juliana v US were back before a judge defending their clients’ right to have their day in court.
A Win for the Oil Companies: No Actionable Tort(ure) was Found
Judge Alsup has spoken. Chevron, ExxonMobil and other of the world’s oil companies, large and small, are breathing easier as a result of his dismissal of the City of Oakland and the People of the State of California v BP P.L.C. et al.
Environmental Law Cases: Ruling the Far-Right Out of Order
Today I am writing about an organization—the Government Accountability and Oversight (GAO) group—determined to diminish the public’s confidence in the overwhelming consensus of the science community about the causes and consequences of climate change and the rule of law.
When Winning in Court Won’t Save the Environment: Looking for a Plan “C” (Part 1)
I have been writing a lot lately about the rising number and variety of environmental lawsuits being filed in state and federal courts. The hundreds of active climate-related cases exhibit a wide range of purpose.
Start Sharing: Interview with ‘Legal Rebel’ Janelle Orsi
In this episode of The Good Stuff, Annie sits down with sharing champion and legal rebel Janelle Orsi.
Policies for Shareable Cities: A Sharing Economy Policy Primer for Urban Leaders
This report details 32 specific policy steps that local leaders can take to benefit from the growing sharing economy and support innovations such as carsharing, ridesharing, cohousing, cooperatives, and urban agriculture.
Economics and the Commons: Reform vs Revolution
Joshua Farley (USA) in Dialogue with Ugo Mattei (Italy) discuss “Natural Resource Governance: Between Revolution and Reform”.
The Serious Challenge of Our Time
We are now forced to address the legality of ecological exploitation if we are to achieve the high law of morality to protect our ecosphere.