How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate

Photo: In 2017, New Zealand gave the Whanganui River the legal rights of a human. Photo credit: mtrappitt via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0. Article by Dana Zartner. The Conversation – July 23, 2025.

While the dangerous effects of climate change continue to worsen, legal efforts to address a range of environmental issues are also on the rise. Headlines across the globe tout many of these legal actions: South Korea’s Climate Law Violates Rights of Future Generations; Ukraine is Ground Zero in Battle for Ecocide Law; Paris Wants to Grant the River Seine Legal Personhood; and Montana Court Rules Children Have the Right to a Healthy Environment, to name a few recent examples. […]

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