Ecocentrism and criminal justice

White, Robert

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“…We have not even mentioned developments in Earth jurisprudence, such as the granting of rights to non-human environmental entities like rivers and the resultant implications for how we view water theft. The Te Awa Tupua in New Zealand is one such example of a river that is legally recognised as its own independent being with the same rights and liberties as a human (Blankestijn and Martin 2018;White 2018b).…”

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“…Ecocentrism refers to valuing nature for its own sake. This eco-philosophical orientation requires that all social practices incorporate ecological sensitivities and heightened awareness of the intrinsic value of flora, fauna, ecosystems and non-living entities such as rivers and mountains (White 2018b). An ecojustice framework is comprised of three key elements: environmental justice deals with humans, ecological justice deals with specific environments, and species justice deals with non-human animals and plants (White 2013).…”

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Water Theft Maleficence in Australia

Baird

Walters

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2020

Int J for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy

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The United Nations has repeatedly identified that freshwater security is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and that water theft is a global problem exacerbating human conflict, denying human rights and accelerating environmental despoliation (UN 2019; UN Water 2020). Australia is the world’s driest inhabited continent where water security is seriously threatened and constantly monitored by federal, state and local authorities. The devastating 2019-2020 bushfires across Australia serve as a stark reminder of the nation’s vulnerabilities to drought and the imperatives of water security and sustainability. Whilst some threats are undoubtedly climate induced, it is widely reported the ‘theft’ of water is playing an increasingly significant role in compromising Australia’s water security. This article provides a critical overview of the contemporary significance of water theft and its governance. It interrogates official documents of government inquiries, examines court proceedings, and provides a green criminological perspective on future policy, practice and prevention.

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Water Theft Maleficence in Australia

Baird

Walters

White

2020

Int J for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy

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“…This is a big and largely unanswered question that rarely attracts prominent attention in public debates surrounding the Murray-Darling Basin. Given that rivers are being granted personhood in New Zealand under the stewardship of local Indigenous groups, the contrast with Australia could not be more startling and revealing (White, 2018b).…”

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Water theft in rural contexts

White¹

2019

International Journal of Rural Criminology

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Water theft is a phenomenon that is set to grow in the light of climate change, chronic drought, freshwater scarcity, and conflicts over natural resources. Drawing upon recent developments pertaining to poor regulation and the stealing of water from the Murray-Darling river system in Australia, this paper explores the cultural and political economic dimensions of water theft in the context of rurality and criminality. Framed within the overarching perspective of green criminology, the article examines water theft through the lens of rural folk crime as well as failures of regulation and environmental law enforcement. It raises issues relating to the social construction of victims of water theft, human (such as Indigenous people) and non-human (such as ecosystems). This article argues that the geographical location of water theft is integral to the dynamics of the harms committed, and the response of both governments and residents to the crime.

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“…Social injuries can occur when people's health and well-being are impacted by toxic environments and when there is devastation of ecosystems and traditional cultures (White 2013). The area of green or environmental victimology takes this further with the argument that not only are humans the victims of environmental crime but so too are animals and ecosystems (White 2018). This is similar to the idea of trans-species social justice where all species are valued as beings with feelings, needs, and rights.…”

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Social Justice

Ross¹

2020

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management

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Social justice is a central obligation of civil society where the measure of the ethical integrity of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. Rawls' (1971) theory of justice as fairness in the context of political liberalism has been influential in modern western capitalist societies. Rawlsian justice is based on the principle that free and rational people accept the rightness of equality for all members of society as the basis for all other agreements, social cooperation, and forms of government. It presumes that justice will be achieved by a redistribution of societal resources to ensure fairness for all. Feminist scholars have criticized his theory for not giving sufficient regard to emotions in his rational ethic of justice and for not asking the questionfairness for whom? Despite the universalist, modernist undertones of his ideas, Rawls argues for international justice for all types of societies. International justice is needed to ensure minimum standards of including people in political decisions and protecting human rights. Rawls explains that justice must not be only a nation-bound concern or the reserve of liberal societies. He extends justice to include the notion of the law of peoples which all decent peoples will uphold, and this includes not being imperialistic or aggressive toward other people.

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Ecocentrism and criminal justice

Cited by 39 publications

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Water Theft Maleficence in Australia

Water Theft Maleficence in Australia

Water theft in rural contexts

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