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Green Criminology and the Law

  • James Gacek
  • Richard Jochelson

  • Discusses timely topics and challenges at the leading edge of social and legal discussions about green issues

  • Incorporates discussions around the revolving respect for indigenous perspectives question of rights

  • Explores the interaction between humans, the environment, and non-human animals

Palgrave Macmillan
Book

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology book series (PSGC)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. It Isn’t Easy Being Green: The Triumphs and Trials of the Green Criminology-Law Nexus
    James Gacek, Richard Jochelson
    Pages 1-16

  3. Reconsidering Legal Actors and Institutional Mechanisms

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 17-17
      PDF
    2. Standard Concerns: An Examination of Public Interest Considerations with Respect to Prosecutions of Environmental Advocates and Indigenous Land Defenders
      Brandon Trask
      Pages 19-38
    3. Green Criminology, Policing and Protecting the Environment
      Angus Nurse
      Pages 39-60
    4. Environmental Crime, Ecological Expertise and Specialist Environment Courts
      Rob White
      Pages 61-84
    5. Standing Trial for Lily: How Open Rescue Activists Mobilize Their Criminal Prosecutions for Animal Liberation
      Hadar Aviram
      Pages 85-109

  4. Challenging Legislation and Legal Regulations

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 111-111
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    2. Fish Farms in Canada: Where Is the Law?
      Angela Fernandez
      Pages 113-145
    3. Plastic: From Miracle Material to Detritus and Disaster: A History of Benefits, Harms, Pandemics, and the Limitations of Regulation
      Krista Smithers, Bill McClanahan, Avi Brisman
      Pages 147-171
    4. Criminalizing Environmentally Beneficial Activities: Hemp and Canada’s Cannabis Act
      Wesley Tourangeau
      Pages 173-195
    5. Dirty Legislation for Dirty Work
      Charles Louisson
      Pages 197-214

  5. Retracing Legal Rights and Responsibilities

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 215-215
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    2. Palliative Animal Law: The War on Animal Cruelty
      Justin Marceau
      Pages 217-233
    3. Responsibility in End Time: Environmental Harm and the Role of Law in the Anthropocene
      Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny
      Pages 235-266
    4. Te Awa Tupua: An Exemplary Environmental Law?
      Sarah Monod de Froideville, Rebekah Bowling
      Pages 267-284
    5. Mother Earth in Environmental Activism: Indigeneity, Maternal Thinking, and Animism in the Keystone Pipeline Debate
      Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich
      Pages 285-305

  6. Future Directions for Green Criminology and Law

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 307-307
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    2. Widening the Scope of “Earth” Jurisprudence and “Green” Criminology? Towards Preserving Extra-Terrestrial Heritage Sites on Celestial Bodies
      Jack Lampkin, Tanya Wyatt
      Pages 309-329
    3. Red, White and Green: White Paper Assimilation Strategies in an Era of Environmental Crisis
      Shawn Singh
      Pages 331-359

About this book

Introduction

"This illuminating and invaluable collection draws together international and interdisciplinary contributors to explore the Green Criminology-Law nexus. Covering topics from plastics to policing, activism to ecocide, the chapters provide a survey of what we can learn and use as the basis for moving forward in education, politics and practice."

—Nigel South, Professor of Sociology, University of Essex, UK.


 "Green Criminology and the Law is a fantastic collection of insightful chapters, all of which offer crucial theoretical and empirical insights on vitally important topics. A much needed intervention that will make the field even more relevant to students, scholars and the wider public in these times of ecological crisis."

—Damien Short, Professor, University of London, UK


This edited collection is grounded in a green criminological approach to understand whether the law, both in effect and implications, reflects, refracts, or sublimates the social, political and ecological conditions of our times. Since its initial proposal in the 1990s, green criminology has focused the criminological gaze on a wide array of harms and crimes affecting humans, animals other than humans, ecological systems, and the planet as a whole. As a continuously blossoming field of criminological inquiry, green criminology recognizes and examines behaviours that are both illegal and legal (yet detrimental), and in varying ways has made great efforts to provide insight into harms in a more fulsome manner. At the same time, there have been many significant legal instances, domestic, and international, including case law, legislation, regulation, treaties, agreements and executive directives which have troubled the law’s understanding of green harms, illegal and legal activity, pushing legal boundaries in the process. Recognizing that humanity and nature are inextricably integrated, Green Criminology and the Law reflects the range and depth of high-quality research and scholarship, combining contributions from established scholars willing to explore new topics and recent entrants who are breaking new scholarly ground.


James Gacek is Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice Studies at the University of Regina, Canada.

Richard Jochelson is Professor and Dean of Law at Robson Hall Law School, Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, Canada.


Keywords

green criminology human rights harms animal rights environmental law green crimes green harms environmental harm animal welfare plastic cannabis anthropocene heritage sites energy production crime prevention

Editors and affiliations

  • James Gacek
    • 1
  • Richard Jochelson
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Justice StudiesUniversity of ReginaReginaCanada
  2. 2.Faculty of LawUniversity of ManitobaWinnipegCanada

About the editors

James Gacek is Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice Studies at the University of Regina, Canada.

Richard Jochelson is Professor and Dean of Law at Robson Hall Law School in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba, Canada.


Bibliographic information

Reviews

“This illuminating and invaluable collection draws together international and interdisciplinary contributors to explore the Green Criminology-Law nexus. Covering topics from plastics to policing, activism to ecocide, the chapters provide a survey of what we can learn and use as the basis for moving forward in education, politics and practice.” (Nigel South, Professor of Sociology, University of Essex, UK)

 “Green Criminology and the Law is a fantastic collection of insightful chapters, all of which offer crucial theoretical and empirical insights on vitally important topics. A much needed intervention that will make the field even more relevant to students, scholars and the wider public in these times of ecological crisis.” (Damien Short, Professor, University of London, UK)

“Throughout the past three decades Green Criminology has continued to expand and develop in ways that have captured the international scholastic imagination. The ongoing success of the green criminological enterprise is its ability to harness multi-disciplinary narratives and expertise to address the complex issues that threaten, compromise and eradicate the diverse ecosystems of the world's essential natural environments. This innovative text, draws on global socio-legal expertise to demonstrate how the discipline of law can and must contribute to ongoing environmental protection and preservation. This book is truly ground-breaking and its insightful and cutting-edge content is a must read for anyone and everyone concerned with redressing planetary demise and species existence - an outstanding achievement.” (Reece Walters, Professor, Deakin University, Australia)