that says many of the spills have come as a result of sabotage and theft, and that the company has been working with stakeholders to clean up the pollution identified by the U.N. Environment Program.
“That could make a difference in corporate boardroom conversations,” Mackintosh said. Even the threat of being labeled an international criminal, she said, might deter destructive corporate behavior. “I mean, for PR, it doesn’t look good, does it?” The push to criminalize ecocide remained on the periphery until December 2019, when Vanuatu and the Maldives, two island nations threatened by rising seas and climate change-driven extreme weather, recommended that the court consider amending its statute to “criminalize acts that amount to ecocide.”told the court
Richard J. Rogers, a British expert in international criminal law who is a partner at Global Diligence and a member of the drafting panel, said it may be relatively straightforward to criminalize certain acts, like destruction of a forest or waterway. Another point that the drafters will have to grapple with is whether the crime of ecocide should require prosecutors to prove that humans have been harmed.
insideclimate LOL you mean the same folks who are cool w China doing genocide Yepper no thanks we are a Sovereign country
insideclimate Corporations spill toxic waste ,you get a lawyer and sue. Class action suits takes many years. They pay the fines and still pollute ,because they make so much money.
insideclimate This is only good if it targets people like bezos, gates, musk, trump, the US military, etc. But according to the article, nah, it just an excuse to further plunder the global south and make money for rich people.
insideclimate I'll take this more seriously if the rich countries pushing this decide to bulldoze half their developed land to undo the ecocides they've already gotten rich off of. Until then, fuck off lol
insideclimate Does this apply to industry? Or also to conflict?
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insideclimate Are they gonna sanction themselves? No? Then it’s 100% bad
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insideclimate How many people can they arrest in the US in one go? Do they have a jail that big?
insideclimate More coverage of ecocide please. The president of Brazil for instance would need to be brought before The Hague tribunal for allowing the Amazon to burn.
insideclimate I know this is a minority opinion, but I think NO crime should be designated as 'international' no matter what the consequences are. It should always be blamed on either a particular nation's government or a specific company/corporation. This includes this 'ecocide' business.
insideclimate You mean that the self proclaimed stewards of the earth aren't doing their job?
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