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    Warrior lawyers : from Manila to Manhattan : attorneys for the earth / Silver Donald Cameron.

    • Title:Warrior lawyers : from Manila to Manhattan : attorneys for the earth / Silver Donald Cameron.
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    • Author/Creator:Cameron, Silver Donald, 1937-2020 author.
    • Published/Created:Halifax, Nova Scotia : Paper Tiger Enterprises Ltd., 2016.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Environmental law, International.
      Environmental lawyers.
      Environmental policy.
      Environmental protection.
      Environmentalism.
    • Genre/Form:Interviews.
    • Description:332 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
    • Summary:Worldwide, industries pollute and profit while politicians spin and fiddle - and the planet burns. The law, unlike politics, is founded on facts, evidence and judgment. So a brave contingent of green lawyers now uses the law to force the changes that government and industry attempt to evade. If you believe you're entitled to clean air, pure water and healthy food, you need to hear the voices of these seventeen warrior lawyers from nine different countries: passionate green knights, jousting for the future. -- back cover.
    • Notes:"Green Interview Books"--Spine
      15 interviews and an essay by Silver Donald Cameron -- front cover.
    • ISBN:9780995233805
      0995233802
    • Contents:Preface: The green rights journey
      Warrior lawyers and the quest for buen vivir
      Meet the warriors
      David Boyd
      John Borrows
      Cormac Cullinan
      Michelle Maloney
      Mumta Ito
      Pablo Fajardo and Steven Donziger
      Daniel Sallaberry
      Antonio Oposa Jr.
      Thomas Linzey and Mari Margil
      Larry Kowalchuk
      Jan van de Venis
      Femke Wijdekop
      Marjan Minnesma
      Roger Cox
      Polly Higgins
      About the green interview
      About Silver Donald Cameron
      Thanks and acknowledgments.
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