The Law Gazette 30/11/2020

Written By Robin Gairdner

A panel of leading lawyers has been set up to draft a legal definition of ’ecocide’ as a potential international crime that could sit alongside war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

The concept would criminalise mass damage and destruction of the world’s ecosystems and could ultimately see individuals prosecuted before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. 

The Law Gazette 30/11/2020

Robin Gairdner
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