Global commons law: norms to safeguard the planet and humanity’s heritage

Garcia, Denise

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“…Using this collection of arrangements, a team of coders read each of the 1042 arrangements and identified segments of the texts explicitly mentioning (in various languages) an expression related to the concept of "global commons". We operationalized the frame based on the legal literature looking at the commons and identified three main commons-related principles in addition to the concept of "commons" itself: (1) "common heritage of humankind" (hereafter common heritage), (2) "province of humankind" (province), and (3) "common interest of humankind" (common interest) (Frakes, 2003;Garcia, 2021;Shackelford, 2009;Welly, 2010). 3 Any time one of these expressions appeared in an arrangement, we considered it a variation of the global commons concept.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Outer Space as a Global Commons: An Empirical Study of Space Arrangements

Pic,

Evoy,

Morin

2023

International Journal of the Commons

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The designation of outer space as a global commons is a contentious issue. Some argue that officially recognizing it as such could discourage private investment, while others claim that it would not sufficiently promote sustainability. To address these debates, this article examines how space actors use a global commons framework in their institutional arrangements. Based on a collection of 1042 space arrangements, we characterize a subset of arrangements that explicitly reference concepts related to the notion of global commons. We observe that this framework is seldom used in bilateral arrangements and is mostly absent from recent agreements made by influential players. Furthermore, we find that employing principles related to global commons in arrangements does not result in significantly different operational rules. As a result, we conclude that a clearly defined global commons perspective has yet to be articulated and institutionalized.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Outer Space as a Global Commons: An Empirical Study of Space Arrangements

Pic,

Evoy,

Morin

2023

International Journal of the Commons

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“…Practices of commoning can be applied at any scale, from global to local. At one end of that spectrum, global commons law was created to protect certain areas of Earth (e.g., Antarctica, the high seas, the seabed, and the atmosphere) for all humanity and future generations, and deliberately not restricted to nation-state boundaries or interests (Garcia 2021). At the other end of the scale are specific place-and neighborhood-based commons forms.…”

Section: Enabling the Commonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Promising possibilities for transforming existing institutions or creating new ones to enable commoning are happening from global to local scales. Global commons law, referred to earlier, is unique in ascribing rights and duties to humanity and individuals (including Indigenous Peoples) rather than single nation-states (Garcia 2021). Similarly, in Anishinaabe governance practice, people have a duty "to law" together, which means continually negotiating in dialogue with each other and nature to resolve issues and make collective decisions.…”

Section: Enabling the Commonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sacred Civics

Engle¹,

Agyeman²,

Chung-Tiam-Fook³

2022

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i "Creative, hopeful, audacious. Here is a book that the city building professions have been, unknowingly, waiting for. Transcending technical and policy 'fixes,' this book addresses the cultural and spiritual dimensions of shaping cities as if people, land, and nature were sacred. An impressive, pluriversal collection of essays, asking arguably the most important question of our era: what will it take to build seven generation cities?" Leonie Sandercock, FRSC, Professor in Community Planning, University of British Columbia, Canada "Sacred Civics offers a forward-looking framework that re-imagines what our cities can be if we change our mindset to a more relational one. Through the voices of scholars and practitioners, the book gives a blueprint for how to put into practice the transformative ideas and principles so well articulated here. A wonderful achievement." Sheila R. Foster, Professor at Georgetown University, USA "The old metaphors for cities have run dry. Cities as machines or technologies or mechanisms aren't getting us anywhere. They aren't computers … they aren't smart. But they are systems that are built and managed by communities of humans and their non-human allies. As such, the values that we bear in mind as we do the work of city-ing matters. The work that we do together matters. It should be seen as sacred. Even the act of figuring out what this means is something that we should do together, and as such is a sacred process. This book ties many of the relevant threads together into the pattern we need for doing the work of cities in the 21st century. It liberates us from the mechanistic models of the past. It liberates us to figure out what's next for cities. Those of us who work to build just cities and communities need this book." Nigel Jacob, Co-Founder, Boston Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics, USA"Nature and the sacred have long been banished from the city. Yet can cities become the site of wisdom, wholeness, and healing? This is the urgent question this unique and wonderfully creative volume tackles by weaving together indigenous ontologies, the relational turn in urban studies, and decoloniality to persuasively develop the principles of 'sacred civics' and 'seven generation cities' as the foundation for a substantial rethinking of city building and the democratization of city futures. Chung-Tiam-Fook, Agyeman, and Engle have assembled a truly outstanding and diverse group of indigenous and nonindigenous writers and artists, including some of today's leading scholars in urban studies, to offer us a cogent framework of urban design as a praxis for the just co-existence of all within a living cosmos. Their call for a relational accountability for the urban worlds we design, grounded on a renewed Earth spirituality and a paradigm of interdependence and care, couldn't be timelier. Along the way, readers are invited to inspiring and rigorous analyses on the implications of such rethinking for commons, property, governance, nature, and the economy. The book will be of great value to urban pla...

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“…Among these, the oceans hold a paramount position as they cover more than two-thirds of the Earth’s surface. Not only do they provide crucial resources and support various ecosystems, but also they serve as essential conduits for transportation, communication and global trade (Garcia, 2021).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Charting a Course in Troubled Waters: Towards a New Cold War in Global Commons

Turker

2024

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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The global commons, encompassing the vast expanses of the world’s oceans and beyond, have emerged as the battlegrounds of a new era of great power competition. This article scrutinises the escalating great power competition in the global commons. Integrating geopolitics, maritime strategy, international relations theory and historical perspectives, we illuminate the multifaceted dimensions of this rivalry and its implications for global security. Our analysis examines U.S. naval strategies, China’s ascendance and the role of emerging technologies in naval power. Our findings unveil a rapidly evolving landscape where nations escalate their contest for pivotal sea routes, resources and strategic locales—a rivalry deeply rooted in historical precedents; within this context, China’s naval modernisation and Belt and Road Initiative are recalibrating the extant power equilibrium. As we enter a new era of competition, the global commons present both opportunities and challenges, requiring collective action for mutual benefits.

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Global commons law: norms to safeguard the planet and humanity’s heritage

Cited by 10 publications

References 26 publications

Outer Space as a Global Commons: An Empirical Study of Space Arrangements

Outer Space as a Global Commons: An Empirical Study of Space Arrangements

Sacred Civics

Charting a Course in Troubled Waters: Towards a New Cold War in Global Commons

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