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"Legal experts from across the globe have drawn up a “historic” definition of
ecocide, intended to be adopted by the international criminal court to
prosecute the most egregious offences against the environment.
The draft law, unveiled on Tuesday, defines ecocide as “unlawful or wanton acts
committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and
widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts”.
The Stop Ecocide Foundation initiative comes amid concerns that not enough is
being done to tackle the climate and ecological crisis.
If adopted by the ICC’s members, it would become just the fifth offence the
court prosecutes – alongside war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and
the crime of aggression – and the first new international crime since the 1940s
when Nazi leaders were prosecuted at the Nuremberg trials."
Via Glyn Moody.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
