Abstract

Comparative law and anthropology share the use of the comparative method as a privileged tool for knowledge. Legal comparison is intrinsically in dialogue with other sciences, among which anthropology has always been a privileged interlocutor. Starting from these premises, the research focuses on the ontological turn in anthropology and on the creation of its branch called “anthropology of natureµ. Then, the author reflects on the consequences that this type of anthropological research could produce on the study of the legal relationship between human being and environment. In her conclusions, the author describes the fundamental characteristics of a new relational legal paradigm, inspired by the monism between nature and culture.