By Laura Westra,Mirian Vilela

The Earth constitution is a statement of primary moral ideas for development a simply, sustainable and peaceable worldwide society, with ecological integrity as a huge topic. This e-book offers a chain of analyses of ecological integrity because it pertains to the Earth constitution, social routine and foreign legislation for human rights. it really is proven how the Earth constitution project began as a United countries initiative, however it used to be carried ahead and accomplished through an international civil society initiative. 


The drafting of the Earth constitution concerned the main inclusive and participatory technique of its time ever linked to the production of a world announcement. This procedure is the first resource of its legitimacy as a guiding moral framework. The Earth constitution used to be finalized after which introduced in 2000 and its legitimacy has been additional stronger through its endorsement by way of over 6,500 corporations, together with many governments and foreign firms. within the mild of this legitimacy, increasingly more foreign legal professionals realize that the Earth constitution is buying the prestige of a smooth legislation document.  


The e-book additionally indicates the powerful connection among ecological integrity and social justice, relatively within the defence of indigenous humans, and contains contributions from either the North and the worldwide South, in particular from principal and South America.

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