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an article from Canada that I thought might interest this tribe.
Granting legal rights to nature
PAUL HANNA/REUTERS
Jan 27, 2008 04:30 AM
Don't expect to see a bird or a bear testify in court anytime soon, but there is a growing body of opinion that animals, birds, rivers, forests – nature – should have greater standing before the law...
Check it out the entire article here:
www.thestar.com/sciencetec...icle/297752
Granting legal rights to nature
PAUL HANNA/REUTERS
Jan 27, 2008 04:30 AM
Don't expect to see a bird or a bear testify in court anytime soon, but there is a growing body of opinion that animals, birds, rivers, forests – nature – should have greater standing before the law...
Check it out the entire article here:
www.thestar.com/sciencetec...icle/297752
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Re: Granting legal rights to nature
Wed, January 30, 2008 - 9:17 PMYes oh yes. If a corporation can have a legal standing why not something living?
