This ‘dossier’ aims to approach the judicialisation of nature from an anthropological perspective. Drawing on various case studies, the issue brings together contributions on how different actors – activists, scientists, police officers or the legal community – handle the environmental damage caused by human activity or the threats such activity poses to animal species. How is the management of nature debated within the framework of legal constraints, and how are these constraints themselves subject to controversy? How do any tensions and conflicts that arise end up being arbitrated by the court?
Surveillance & activism Vanessa Manceron et Giovanni Gugg Les vigiles de l’aubePolice volontaire, oiseaux, chasseurs et braconniers dans la périphérie de Naples (Italie)
