Imagining New Laws for the Coexistence of Humans and the Earth
The climate-ecological crisis raises fundamental questions about the legal order that has long separated humans from nature, and the globally expanding Rights of Nature movement seeks new responses to this challenge. This session introduces Earth jurisprudence oriented toward human-nature coexistence and explores the significance of ecological legal personhood proposed in Jeju.
Chair · Speakers · Panel
- Park Si-wonProfessor, Kangwon National University Law School; Director, Environmental Law Center
- Park Tae-hyunPresident, Earth Jurisprudence Society; Professor, Kangwon National University Law School
Presentation titleNomos and Narrative: Earth Jurisprudence and the Universe Story
- Jin Hee-jongProposer of Ecological Legal Personhood
Presentation titleThe Background and Significance of the Eco Legal Person Proposal in the Theory of the Rights of Nature
- Michelle MaloneyDirector, Australian Earth Laws Alliance
- Craig KauffmanProfessor, University of Oregon
Presentation titleGlobal Patterns and Trends in the Evolution of Rights of Nature
- Lee Hyun-kyungLecturer, Seoul National University School of Law
- Kim Hyo-chulCo-President, Gotjawal People
Presentation titleGotjawal: From Resource to Life — Seeking New Paths for Gotjawal Conservation
- Choi Jung-hoSenior Research Fellow, Seoul National University Law Research Institute
- Shin Su-yeonDirector, Paran Ocean Citizen Science Center
- Park Seo-hyunResearch Fellow, Center for Commons and Sustainable Society, Jeju National University