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Concentric constitutionalism: environmental law in PNG

Vergil Los Narokobi

Published: 03 Sept 2026

Should PNG follow the global shift toward granting legal personhood to nature? Justice Vergil Narokobi argues the Melanesian Way and PNG's Constitution point to a different path: concentric constitutionalism, placing individual, family, village, environment and State in interconnected balance.DisclosureThe views expressed are the author’s own and do not represent those of the Papua New Guinea judiciary.About the author/sVergil Los NarokobiJustice Dr Vergil Los Narokobi is a National Court and Supreme Court judge of Papua New Guinea.

Should PNG follow the global shift toward granting legal personhood to nature? Justice Vergil Narokobi argues the Melanesian Way and PNG's Constitution point to a different path: concentric constitutionalism, placing individual, family, village, environment and State in interconnected balance.Disclosure The views expressed are the author’s own and do not represent those of the Papua New Guinea judiciary. About the author/s Vergil Los Narokobi Justice Dr Vergil Los Narokobi is a National Court and Supreme Court judge of Papua New Guinea.

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