A Barrister for the Earth
Ten Cases of Hope for Our Future
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A Barrister for the Earth
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Monica Feria-Tinta
'Can a planet have legal rights? Could it be defended in a court of law?'
A revolution is taking place. Around the world, ordinary people are turning to courts seeking justice for environmental damage. At the forefront of this movement, pioneering barrister Monica Feria-Tinta advocates not only for the people fighting for their homes and livelihoods, but also for those who have no voice: for rivers, forests and endangered species.
In A Barrister for the Earth, Monica takes us behind the scenes of ten real cases—as she argues against the destruction of cloud forests in the world's first Rights of Nature case, to holding Sovereign states to account for inaction in addressing climate change in a landmark win for the Torres Strait Islanders.
Each of these hopeful stories are landmarks signalling that we are at an important juncture, in which the law can be a powerful tool for the lasting change that we need.