Intersectionality and Environmental Justice for Indigenous Peoples and Minorities

A Comparative Assessment of the Role of National Courts
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-10004-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 692 g

This book presents a deeply researched, extensively referenced, innovative, and critical socio-legal analysis of how the concept of intersectionality could be used more effectively by national courts in environmental justice cases, especially concerning minorities and Indigenous Peoples.

A wide range of environmental injustices are being committed against minorities and Indigenous Peoples around the world. In response, this book provides an overview of the problems faced by these groups globally, showing how an intersectional approach offers important benefits. Examining a range of environmental justice court cases - covering the United States, South Africa, Canada, Australia, and Israel - the book offers a comparative analysis of how intersectionality has been, or could be used, to approach such cases, identifying ways in which these issues can be more effectively addressed. In doing so, it demonstrates the value of intersectionality for achieving environmental justice for Indigenous Peoples and minorities. The work integrates knowledge and methods from a range of disciplines, drawing from both the social sciences and the natural sciences. The benefit of this approach is the creation of intellectual engagement across multiple disciplines, leading to a deeper understanding of the issues.

This book will be essential reading for judges, lawyers, activists, affected groups, researchers, practitioners, students, and others. It will be useful for both research and practice, especially for those interested in how these issues intersect in national courts.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sarkin, Jeremy Julian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Indigene Völker
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Umweltrecht allg., Technikrecht, Immissionsschutzrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Understanding Environmental Justice, the Violence and Conflicts Caused by Environmental Injustices and Intersectionality 3. Environmental Justice and Intersectionality in the United States 4. Environmental Justice and Intersectionality in South Africa 5. Environmental Justice and Intersectionality in Canada. 6. Environmental Justice and Intersectionality in Israel 7. Environmental Justice and Intersectionality in Australia 8. Conclusion: Why Intersectionality Needs to Be Used Much More Often by Domestic Courts

Über Autor(innen)

Jeremy Julian Sarkin is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and also an Extraordinary Professor of Law, Department of Jurisprudence, University of Pretoria. He teaches courses on human rights and transitional justice as well as a doctoral course on the methodology of legal research. He has a BA LLB from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School, and a Doctor of Laws degree on comparative and international law from the University of the Western Cape (UWC). He is admitted to practice as an attorney in New York and South Africa. He has served as an acting judge in the High Court in South Africa. He served as Chairperson-Rapporteur of the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances for three years and member of the group for six years. He is a member of 23 journal editorial boards. He has published 22 books and more than 350 journal articles and book chapters. He has worked in the field of transitional justice for many years after being involved in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission process in South Africa.