Legal experts from across the globe have drawn up a “historic” definition of ecocide, intended to be adopted by the international criminal court. The draft law defines ecocide as “unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts”.
Source: The Guardian
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