Ecocide as an International Crime

Mehta, Jojo. "Ecocide as an International Crime". UNA-UK. (1635206400)October 26, 2021. https://una.org.uk/...

One solution to the widespread or long-term damage to the environment gaining support is to make ecocide a crime and punishable by international justice.  Major events that massively destroy ecosystems would thus fall under the jurisdiction of the international criminal court.  This would allow citizens to hold companies and governments to account for the mass-scale damage and destruction of the environment and ecology.   If ecocide became international law, major cases against mass polluters could prevent further environmental destruction.  Criminalizing ecocide could be part of the solution and the legal angle requiring policymakers, investors, insurers and CEOs to take preventive action.

Posted on 13/11/21