A Barrister for the Earth: Ten Cases of Hope for Our Future

Monica Feria-Tinta

A top climate barrister shares ten legal battles that give hope for the protection of the planet

Format
Ebook
ISBN
9780571386383
Date Published
22.04.2025
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Summary

‘From her chambers in London, one of Britain’s most dazzling legal minds is taking on the challenge of a lifetime.’
VOGUE

‘Law could be our planet’s greatest hope. I was punching the air as I read this powerful, inspiring book.’
ISABELLA TREE

‘Fascinating and compelling . . . A vital book for our times.’
JULIAN HOFFMAN

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Can a planet have legal rights? Could it be defended in a court of law? How do we redefine a ‘right to life’?

A revolution is taking place. Around the world, ordinary people are turning to courts, seeking justice for environmental wrongs. At the forefront of this movement, pioneering barrister Monica Feria-Tinta advocates not only for people, but also for those who have no voice: for rivers, forests and endangered species.

In A Barrister for the Earth, Feria-Tinta takes us behind the scenes of ten real cases as she argues against the destruction of cloud forests and for sovereign states to account for inaction. Each of these are landmarks signalling that we are at an important juncture, in which the law can be a powerful tool for the lasting change.

Critic Reviews

With eagle-eyed scrutiny and boundless determination, Monica Feria-Tinta puts corporate greed and government inaction in the dock and shows how nature and the forgotten people who nurture it can triumph. Her David and Goliath tales read like a long-awaited vindication for the earth and shows how the law could be our planet's greatest hope. I was punching the air as I read this powerful, inspiring book.

Isabella Tree, author of Wilding
Critic Reviews

Spanning the globe in defence of wild places and their living beings, A Barrister for the Earth reads like a manifesto for resisting the way things are in the world right now. And in writing this fascinating and compelling book, Monica Feria-Tinta shows us that action is the best antidote to all that stands in the way of a richer, more equal and flourishing way of being. A vital book for our times.

Julian Hoffman, author of Lifelines and Irreplaceable
Critic Reviews

From her chambers in London, one of Britain’s most dazzling legal minds is taking on the challenge of a lifetime.

Vogue
Critic Reviews

Law could be our planet's greatest hope. I was punching the air as I read this powerful, inspiring book.

Isabella Tree
Critic Reviews

Fascinating and compelling . . . A vital book for our times.

Julian Hoffman
Critic Reviews

A fascinating and deeply personal account of how the law can make a real difference for the protection of the rights of endangered communities and of nature itself.

Lord Carnwath

MonicaFeria-Tinta

Monica Feria-Tinta is a British-Peruvian barrister specialising in Public International Law. She has been called one of ‘the most daring, innovative and creative lawyers’ in the United Kingdom. She is “Barrister of the Year” finalist at The Lawyers’ Awards 2025 and winner of the Environment junior of the year at Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2023 for her work…

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