Reframing the Antarctic as polar planetary commons: moving beyond rights of nature

 
 

Reframing the Antarctic as polar planetary commons: moving beyond rights of nature

Edward H. Huijbens

The Polar Journal
Vol. 14, no. 2
4/19/22
 

This author argues for a paradigm shift beyond rights of nature toward viewing Antarctica as a shared global commons. The invitation is for legal frameworks to adapt to this planetary scale and acknowledge the rights of non-human entities.