Ecoviolence and the law

By Laura Westra

It is generally accepted that humans should be assured of the basic human rights of security and subsistence. Therefore, access to clean air and water, land capable of growing uncontaminated food, and a climate that fosters growth are inherent human rights. In this provocative book the author states that the current thrust in both ethics and the law, to a separation between human rights and environmental rights, is profoundly misguided.