Client Earth
Overview
Planet Earth needs its own lawyer. James Thornton is that lawyer.
Who will stop the planet from committing ecological suicide? The UN? Governments? Activists? Corporations? Engineers? Scientists? Whoever, environmental laws need to be enforceable and enforced. Step forward a fresh breed of passionately purposeful environmental lawyers. They provide new rules to legislatures, see that they are enforced, and keep us informed.
At the head of this new legal army stands James Thornton, who takes governments to court, and wins. And his client is the Earth.
With Client Earth, we travel from Alaska to China, from Poland to Ghana, to see how citizens can use public-interest law to protect their planet. 1970s America saw lawyers first band together to battle for the environment. This book tracks that phenomenon from its origins and out across the globe. Lawyers who take the Earth as their client are exceptional and inspirational. They give us back our hope.
Details
- Format
- Size
- Extent
- ISBN
- RRP
- Pub date
- Paperback
- 6in x 9.2in
- 336 pages
- 9781947534032
- USD$18.95
- 3 April 2018
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Awards
- Winner of the 2018 Judges' Choice Award, Business Book Awards
Praise
“The story of ClientEarth—and of its charismatic Founder, James Thornton—is truly inspirational. His only client is our battered, abused planet, and his favoured arsenal is the rule of law in defense of public interest. The hard-fought victories that you’ll hear about are all important, but more important still are the vision, values and gritty dedication of an amazing group of lawyers and campaigners to whom we owe a very great deal.”
“Client Earth provides a tantalizing glimpse of how a variety of strategies can converge to create a global environmental effort.”
