ABSTRACT
This chapter explores some of the practical implications of Wild Law and the possibility of Wild Layering from the perspective of the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) movement, a collection of public interest environmental law practices in Australia. The Australian legal system, including Australian environmental law, is a long way from anything that might be described as eccentric or Wild Law in character. Exploring these questions and the challenges presented by Wild Law has the potential to be thought provoking and invigorating for public interest environmental lawyers such as those involved in the EDO movement. The chapter focuses on approaches to legal practice, engagement with substantive legal issues and policy and reform work. It analyses the practical ideas that discusses are of relevance, not only to the community legal sector in Australia, but also around the world.
