ecocide

The draft defines ecocide as "unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts."

How 165 Words Could Make Mass Environmental Destruction An International Crime

8:00am June 27, 2021

by Josie Fischels

A panel of lawyers from around the world proposes to make ecocide a crime that can be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court just like genocide and war crimes.