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12 McGill Int'l J. Sust. Dev. L. & Pol'y 1 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/mcgijosd12 and id is 1 raw text is: Parens Patriae and Public Trust: Litigating Environmental Harm Per Se Monique Evans* In Western legal traditions, environmental harm is generally viewed through a strict anthropocentric lens-an approach that has thus far failed to deliver on the goal of environmental sustainability. The author argues that recognition of environmental harm per se in Canadian law would enhance environmental protection and presents vehicles for addressing such harm through litigation. In particular, the author examines options for litigating environmental harm per se: governmental actions under the parens patriae jurisdiction and their converse- citizen actions against government under the doctrine of public trust. Although both options have their own limitations, both could be used to effectuate the law' potential role in creating a sustainable future. Dans les traditions juridiques occidentales, les dommages environnementaux sont generalement perfus dun point de vue strictement anthropocentrique-une approche qui n'a, jusqui maintenant, pas donn les rdsultats escomptds en matre de prdservation de l'environnement. L'auteure soutient que la reconnaissance par le droit canadien des dommages environnementaux comme un prjudice en soit amdliorerait la protection de l'environnement et oJJfirait un moyen d'adresser ces dommages par le biais de procddures judiciaires. Notamment, l'auteure tudie les options visant 4 intenter une action en justice pour des dommages environnementaux en soi : les actions gouvernementales sous la juridiction parens patriae et leurs contraires-les actions citoyennes contre le gouvernement en vertu de la doctrine de lafiduciepublique. Bien que chaque option ait ses limites, chacune pourrait tre utilisde afin de concrdtiser le rle potentiel du droit dans la crdation d'un futur durable. Titre francophone : Parens Patriae et fiducie publique: le dommage environnemental comme prejudice en soi JD, University of Ottawa, 2015. The author wishes to acknowledge helpful input by Professor Lynda Collins of the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability, University of Ottawa.

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