Does the environment possess rights? Perhaps it does, but according to Dr Marie Petersmann, such a claim reinforces a conception of rights centred on the human experience. In this episode of Ratio, Professor Gerry Simpson explores this argument put forth by Dr Petersmann. In doing so, we are asked to confront the shortcoming s that arise when one asserts that 'nature' has rights. Is environmental law undermined by our current framework of rights that extolls the human rather than -- and perhaps at the expense of -- the environment?

This episode was produced by Mohid Malik.

Speakers: Gerry Simpson and Marie Petersmann

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