#Pacific islands submit #court proposal for recognition of #ecocide as a #crime
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/law/article/2024/sep/09/pacific-islands-ecocide-crime-icc-proposal
In a submission to the international criminal court on Monday, they propose a change in the rules to recognise โecocideโ as a crime alongside #genocide and war crimes.If successful, the change could allow for the prosecution of individuals who have brought about environmental destruction, such as the heads of large #polluting companies, or heads of state.
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Pacific islands submit court proposal for recognition of ecocide as a crime
Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa want international criminal court to class environmental destruction as crime alongside genocideFiona Harvey (The Guardian)
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