In his newly published book, Ecolawgic: The Logic of Ecosystems and the Rule of Law, Professor Bruce Pardy has a lofty ambition. He attempts to answer “the most difficult legal questions:” How can the law protect against arbitrary exercise of state power used to pursue self-interested ends, be they good or bad, and avoid imposing one group’s priorities over others? Are there standards that are natural, unquestionable, true and independent of human preference? Is there a non-arbitrary, uniform principle on which the law can be based?
