LAWS 2201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Trust Law, Arecaceae, Declaratory Judgment
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Should natural objects have legal standing (sue or be sued) Does nature have rights of its own accord. Issues: whether plaintiff had standing, only those with a connection to or direct interest in the object have the ability to speak on behalf of the object. In this case the supreme court ruled that they did have standing. Facts won"t help her: lucy, an elephant in an edmonton zoo is lonely and the city of edmonton, elephants should not be kept alone. Lucy has been housed at the zoo alone for 4 years since she was 2 years old. The size of the structure she has been kept in failed to comply with regulations. These factors have caused health problems for lucy: reece, and an animal activist group wants to protect lucy, and files a lawsuit against the city. Ratio: three part these for public standing. Does the plaintiff have a genuine interest.
