Professor has published a new book entitled (Routledge), which sets out the necessary components of any constitution that could be considered 鈥渆cological鈥 in nature. Re-imagining constitutions along these lines could play a vital role in building a sustainable future.
Professor Collins integrates the insights of environmental constitutionalism and ecological law to argue that an ecological constitution is one that codifies the following key principles: the principle of sustainability; intergenerational equity and the public trust doctrine; environmental human rights; rights of nature; the precautionary principle and non-regression; and rights and obligations relating to a healthy climate. In the context of the current global environmental crisis, these principles are important tools for changing consciousness and driving pragmatic policy reforms around the world.
, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, says of The Ecological Constitution, 鈥淭his engaging and insightful book offers a blueprint for rewriting the ground rules of civilization.鈥
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A virtual book launch will be hosted by on June 8, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
Congratulations to Professor Collins on this exceptional achievement!