They write….So much has happened since the launch of the legal definition of ecocide in June that we’ve decided to provide you with a concise “round-up” of key moments over the last 3 months. We trust this will give a flavour of the political momentum gathering around ecocide law.
Baroness (Natalie) Bennett of Manor Castle, former leader of the UK Green Party, submits an ecocide amendment to the UK Environment Bill. This is the first time a potential crime of ecocide has been been recorded in a UK government bill,
Bangladeshi parliamentary committee on the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change recommends adding a provision to the Code of Criminal Procedure or drafting a new legal framework to
Cross-party support has been gathered for a motion to the Scottish parliament submitted by MSP Monica Lennon welcoming the new definition of ecocide.
Antigua & Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US Sir Ronald Sanders and Sir Shridath Rampal, international lawyer and former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, welcome the legal definition of ecocide.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced his support for an international crime of ecocide.
A second amendment has been submitted by Baroness (Natalie) Bennett of Manor Castle to the UK Environment Bill, this one using the full definition elaborated by the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition .
Chilean parliamentarians launch bill consisting of an amendment to the Chilean penal code to introduce a new crime of ecocide which is directly based on the new definition.
France’s Climate & Resilience Act, passed this week, includes ecocide in not one, but two contexts.
Commonwealth Law Conference 2021 – Jojo Mehta on Ecocide
