Law and Nature
Exploring the relationship between conceptions of nature and (largely American) legal thought and practice, this study focuses on the politics and pragmatics of "nature talk"--as expressed in extra-legal disputes as well as different forms of legal discourse. Topics include the forces of nature, endangered species, animal experiments and bestiality. David Delaney demonstrates throughout that nearly any analysis of "nature" entails an interpretation of the essence of "humanity."
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This interdisciplinary study explores the relationship between conceptions of nature and legal thought and practice.
AcknowledgmentsPt. ISituating nature1Introduction: the pragmatics of nature and the situation of law32The nature of modern political discourse: doing things with nature283The natures of scientific discourse544The natures of legal discourse775The natures of legal practice103Pt. IIRendering nature6It's a slippery slope: law and the forces of nature1417Doctrinal wilderness and the path of interpretation: law and wilderness1628Wild justice and the endangerment of meaning: law and endangered species1929Puka's choice: law and animal experimentation21310Fear of falling: law and bestiality23511The births of nature and tradition: law and reproductive technologies27112Doctrinal mutations at the edge of meaning: law and genetic screening30013Return of the beast within: law and biological criminal defenses32914Controlling dreams: law and the involuntary medication of prisoners361Pt. IIIJudging nature15Beyond "nature": the material life of the legal397References407Index423
\ From the Publisher'This is an outstanding book, no doubt the product of a research project of great scope and sustained intellectual inquiry and creativity. With this book, David Delaney makes a significant contribution to the literature on the relationship between law and nature, indeed may even have carved out this area as his own. … eminently readable, he writes beautifully, with a clear purpose (rather than agenda), a light hand and confidence, without cliché, or even predictability.' Journal of Environmental Law\ 'This is a big book - it has big aims and a big subject matter. … the book's interdisciplinary orientation means that it will appeal strongly to those working in a myriad of disciplines beyond law …'. Journal of Environmental Law\ \ \
