Anthropocentrism, speciesism and speciecide
The present world is facing a nature crisis without precedent in human history caused by human expansion and anthropocentrism, with economically motivated exploitation of natural resources and nonhuman species entailing severe species decline. Much of this extinction is not caused by illegal actions...
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| Medienart: | Druck Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2025
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Criminological connections, directions, horizons
Jahr: 2025, Seiten: 116-132 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The present world is facing a nature crisis without precedent in human history caused by human expansion and anthropocentrism, with economically motivated exploitation of natural resources and nonhuman species entailing severe species decline. Much of this extinction is not caused by illegal actions; rather, it is a consequence of legal harms (Beirne and South, 2007). As Nigel South (2008) argued in early pioneering work in green criminology, this underlines the urgency of adopting a harms approach rather than restricting criminological inquiry to crime. Building on Nigel's work in this area, I explore general causes and consequences of environmental destruction, such as industrial colonialism and extraction policies, before entering the biodiversity crisis through empirical research about wildlife harms. This research relates to two nature conventions, CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) and the Bern Convention, which protects wildlife and their habitats in Europe. Hunting and wildlife trade are phenomena I will explore through the concept of speciecide. Ecocide has been theoretically employed to discuss the nature crisis; however, this must be discussed together with the interrelated phenomenon of speciecide and its causes. |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 128-132 |
| ISBN: | 9781032513065 |
| DOI: | 10.4324/9781003401629-9 |
