Conventional law generally privileges individual over group rights

Yet here’s the rub: Because the “law of the commons” is a qualitatively different type Green Governance of law – one that recognizes social and ecological relationships and the value of nature beyond the marketplace – it is difficult to rely upon the conventional forms of state, national and international law. After all, conventional law generally privileges individual over group rights, as well as commercial activities and economic growth above all else. - David Bollier