Proxies for nonhumans extend an established liberal practice of representation

Evidence

Proxies are already commonly used in liberal decision-making, such as those that act on behalf of children’s or prisoner’s rights. Even existing generations—the young, but not yet ‘communicatively competent’—are taken into consideration through the proxy of interest groups. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 677

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Participation of nature is represented through human legal representatives, not direct voice — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 547; The abstract universality of rights discourse enables its expansion to excluded groups — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 228; Representation determined whether colonized peoples could legally be enslaved (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Representation determined whether colonized peoples could legally be enslaved #exemplifies (0.80)
• The abstract universality of rights discourse enables its expansion to excluded groups #corroborates (0.75) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 228
• Liberal citizenship theory excludes communal identity from public recognition because diversity complicates state mediation #corroborates (0.72) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 880