Making Law of/with Nonhumans
The Ganges River is a Legal Person by Moe Nakazora (Hiroshima University) nakazora@hiroshima-u.ac.jp On March 20, 2017, the High Court of Uttarkahand, a state in northwestern India, mandated that the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, as well as all water bodies, are “living entities,” that is, “legal persons.” What this declaration implies is that these … Read more