What if whales took us to court? A move to grant them legal personhood would include the right to sue
- Written by: Rachael Evans, Lecturer, Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury
Shutterstock/Konrad MostertIn a groundbreaking declaration earlier this month, Indigenous leaders of New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a treaty, He Whakaputanga Moana, to recognise whales as legal persons.
Aotearoa New Zealand has already granted legal personhood to a river (Te Awa Tupua Whanganui River), land (Te Urewera) and a mountain (Tara...