Statutory law

This page identifies initiatives that express ecological jurisprudence within any piece of legislation passed by the main legislative body of a country or a State, Territory or Province (generally speaking, it is Parliament or Congress). The terms commonly used to refer to these pieces of legislation include laws, statutes, Acts of parliament, and legislation. It is important to note that these terms vary depending on the legal tradition in which they are located (for example, common law or civil law). The category also includes all other legal documents passed by the executive body of a country with equivalent value to the above. Examples of these pieces are decrees (typical of civil law countries) and Presidential Executive Orders (in the USA).