Earth System Law

* Book: Earth System Law: Governing Planetary Transformations in the Anthropocene/ Edited by Louis J. Kotzé. Bloomsbury, 2026.

URL = https://bloomsbury.com/uk/earth-system-law-9781509994663/

a new edited volume that reimagines law for an age of planetary crisis

Description

"This is a collective output led by the Taskforce on Earth System Law, with contributions from leading scholars in environmental law and earth system governance. The volume explores how legal systems must evolve to respond to the interconnected challenges of the Anthropocene, from climate breakdown and biodiversity loss, to the destabilization of Earth’s life-support systems.

Moving beyond fragmented and state-centered approaches, Earth System Law introduces an ambitious legal paradigm: one that is Earth-centered, interdisciplinary, and designed for a rapidly transforming planet. The volume offers new ideas for new legal principles, institutions, ethics, and forms of governance capable of safeguarding planetary resilience and justice in the twenty-first century."