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Can Ecocide Law Help Curb the Mass Exploitation and Killing of Animals?
In a prior post on this blog, I examined whether the existing framework of international crimes—namely, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide—could be mobilized to address…
The First Ecocide Treaty?
Culminating in Vanuatu’s long-anticipated proposal to amend Article 5 of the Rome Statute with a new international crime last September, the burgeoning ecocide conversation has recently reached…
The Destruction of Indigenous Communities’ Landscapes, an Aggravated Form of Ecocide?
As Indigenous peoples face the deliberate destruction and loss of their ancestral lands—through deforestation, mining, oil exploitation, and other industrial activities that threaten their identity and, ultimately,…
Ecocide: A Call to Discuss Some Hard Conundrums
Following a proposal by Vanuatu, the crime of ecocide will be discussed on the margins of the ICC Assembly of States Parties (December 3-7). Subsequent deliberations could…
Should Ecocide be an International Crime? It’s Time for States to Decide
It’s not like international criminal justice has had an easy summer. Now it has a new bone to chew on – and it’s a particularly meaty one.
Ecocide: an Ambiguous Crime?
One year ago, a panel of legal experts convened by the Stop Ecocide International Foundation (Expert Panel) proposed that the Statute of the International Criminal…
«Ecocide» as an international crime: Personal reflections on options and choices
On 22nd June 2021, the “Independent Expert Panel for the legal Definition of Ecocide” – on which I had the honour to serve – launched a proposal for…
The Proposed Definition of the Crime of Ecocide: An Important Step Forward, but Can Our Planet Wait?
Last week, an independent expert panel (“IEP”) published a proposed definition of ecocide as a potential fifth international crime to be added to the Rome…
Protecting the Environment through International Criminal Law?
The recent proposal by the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide (IEP) to create a core international crime of ecocide displays great…
An international crime of “ecocide”: what’s the story?
Global momentum is growing for a collective meaningful effort to be made to tackle the increasing urgency of the climate emergency. In corporate boardrooms, shifting business priorities can…