The Pros And Cons Of Environmental Law

It has been proposed by a number academics that environmental law has failed in its most basic purpose:1 to keep anthropogenic activities in compliance with nature’s limits. Because of this, climate change is frequently described as a ‘super wicked problem.’2 These are a new class of global environmental problems which defy resolution due to their interdependency and uncertainty. They are characterised by three prominent themes: firstly that time is valuable and it will eventually be too late, the hypocrisy of those causing the problem are those seeking a solution, and finally the central authority needed to address them is weak to non-existent. Pairing this with underlying assumptions of the legal order, there is potential to demonstrate