ABSTRACT
This chapter presents Earth Jurisprudence vision for radically re-configuring our legal system and governance structures so that they support rather than undermine the health and integrity of the Earth community. It introduces Earth Jurisprudence vision in four parts. The chapter argues that the root causes of the present environmental crisis are an anthropocentric world view coupled with neoliberal growth economics. It illustrates how these root causes have shaped the development of environmental protection law since the industrial revolution. The chapter examines eccentric governance and the project of Earth democracy. It argues that democratic frameworks should be deepened to allow for greater public participation and to achieve dilution of moneyed interests. The chapter discusses the decisions made by the collective will reflect social and ecological interests better than those made by private interests operating within a plutocracy.
