Editing The Rights of Nature and Legal Personhood (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Legal Personhood' (Evaluating 'Court Standing'):'''
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def check_legal_standing(plaintiff_type, injury_level):
    """
    Shows the 'Shift' in legal recognition.
    """
    modern_law = {
        "Human": True,
        "Corporation": True,
        "River (New Zealand)": True,
        "Forest (Old Law)": False
    }
    
    standing = modern_law.get(plaintiff_type, False)
    
    if standing:
        return f"COURT STATUS: PROCEED. '{plaintiff_type}' has 'Standing' to sue for {injury_level}."
    else:
        return f"COURT STATUS: DISMISSED. '{plaintiff_type}' is 'Property'. (Only the 'Owner' can sue)."

# Case: A Forest in a standard country
print(check_legal_standing("Forest (Old Law)", "Deforestation"))
# Case: The Whanganui River
print(check_legal_standing("River (New Zealand)", "Pollution"))
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; Legal Landmarks
: '''The 'Mulla Mulla' Case''' → (See Article 589). A "Recent Action" in **India** that "Briefly" "Granted" "Legal Rights" to the **Ganges and Yamuna Rivers** (Later stayed by higher court).
: '''Rights of the 'Future' ''' → (See Article 635). The **German Supreme Court** "Ruling" (2021) that "Climate Laws" were "Unconstitutional" because they "Violated" the "Future Rights" of "Young People."
: '''The 'Lake Erie' Bill of Rights''' → (USA, 2019). A "City-level" "Attempt" to "Grant Rights" to a "Great Lake" (Later struck down by industry pressure).
: '''Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth''' → (Bolivia, 2010). A "Global Call" to "Enshrine" "Nature's Rights" at the **United Nations.**
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