# Environmental law and policy

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/environmental-law-and-policy/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 130,831 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the legal recognition of nature's rights and the implications for environmental governance. It delves into topics such as climate change litigation, the Aarhus Convention, legal personhood for natural entities, human rights in the context of environmental protection, and the role of transnational corporations in sustainable development. The cluster also discusses global environmental constitutionalism and the intersection of indigenous rights with environmental law. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12895 |
| Works | 53,500 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 19.

- [Myles Allen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/myles-allen/)
- [Thomas Nagel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/thomas-nagel/)
- [Lindsay C. Stringer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lindsay-c-stringer/)
- [John F. Rawls](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-f-rawls/)
- [Charles F. Sabel](https://scholariq.org/researchers/charles-f-sabel/)
- [Andy Stirling](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andy-stirling/)
- [Brian Wynne](https://scholariq.org/researchers/brian-wynne/)
- [Michael Watts](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michael-watts/)
- [Andrew Jordan](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andrew-jordan/)
- [Carl Schmitt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carl-schmitt/)
- [Nameer Hashim Qasim](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nameer-hashim-qasim/)
- [Peter Newell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-newell/)

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