ecocide is the missing 5th crime against peace polly higgins international lawyer author:...
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ECOCIDEis the missing 5th Crime Against Peace
Polly HigginsInternational Lawyer
Author: Eradicating Ecocide & Earth is our Business
Crimes Against HumanityWar CrimesGenocideCrimes of Aggression
Well-being of life
Crimes Against Peace
Crimes Against HumanityWar CrimesGenocideCrimes of AggressionEcocide
Well-being of all life
Crimes Against Peace
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Right to Life
States have a positive legal duty to protect life
5
widespread long-term and severe damage to the natural environment which would be clearly
excessive in relation to the concrete and direct overall
MILITARY advantage anticipated
War Crime
6
widespread long-term and severe damage to the natural environment which would be clearly
excessive in relation to the concrete and direct overall
COMMUNITY advantage anticipated
Peace Crime
Strict Liability v intent: comparator
Death by Dangerous Driving 3 - 4 years
(objective test)
Manslaughter 8 - 12 years
(reckless knowledge)
Murder life
(intent)
Strict Liability v intent: comparator
Death by Dangerous Driving 3 - 4 yearsEcocide by damage, destruction to or loss of eco....(objective test)
Manslaughter 8 - 12 yearsEcocide + knowledge(reckless knowledge)
Murder lifeEcocide + intent(intent)
ECOCIDE
The extensive destruction, damage to or loss of ecosystem(s) of a given territory, whether by human agency or by other causes, to such an extent that peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants of that territory has been severely diminished
human-made other causes
mining tsunamis
fossil fuel extraction melting ice
fracking floods
deforestation earthquake
BP Gulf oil spill ecosystem collapse
International Criminal Court
3000 companiesIndustry said
it is a
necessity public demand
economic
collapseself-regulation limit numbers (cap)
leave it to market forces tradeable permits
improve conditionspay fines
3000 companiesIndustry said
it is a
necessity public demand
economic
collapseself-regulation
limit numbers (cap)leave it to market forces
tradeable permitsimprove conditions
Just because it is the norm to destroy the Earth does not mean that it is right
Moral wrong = criminal wrong
THIS SHOULD BE A CRIME
Inert ThingProperty Law
imposed value $$$ commodity
Living BeingTrusteeship Law
intrinsic value
responsibility
crime against humanity
crime against nature
crime against future generations
crime against peace
ECOCIDE
My wish: to end Ecocide by 2020
issue: our Earth is being destroyed
Wish20: end the era of Ecocide
the quest: to empower others to act
eradicatingecocide.com/wish20