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ECOCIDE is the missing 5th Crime Against Peace

ECOCIDE is the missing 5th Crime Against Peace. Polly Higgins International Lawyer Author: Eradicating Ecocide & Earth is our Business. Crimes Against Peace. Crimes Against Humanity War Crimes Genocide Crimes of Aggression. Well-being of life. Crimes Against Peace.

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ECOCIDE is the missing 5th Crime Against Peace

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  1. ECOCIDEis the missing 5th Crime Against Peace Polly Higgins International Lawyer Author: Eradicating Ecocide & Earth is our Business

  2. Crimes Against Peace Crimes Against Humanity War Crimes Genocide Crimes of Aggression Well-being of life

  3. Crimes Against Peace Crimes Against Humanity War Crimes Genocide Crimes of Aggression Ecocide Well-being of all life

  4. Right to Life States have a positive legal duty to protect life  4 27

  5. War Crime 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 5

  6. Peace Crime 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 6

  7. Strict Liability v intent: comparator Death by Dangerous Driving 3 - 4 years (objective test) Manslaughter 8 - 12 years (reckless knowledge) Murder life (intent)

  8. Strict Liability v intent: comparator Death by Dangerous Driving 3 - 4 years Ecocide by damage, destruction to or loss of eco.... (objective test) Manslaughter 8 - 12 years Ecocide + knowledge (reckless knowledge) Murder life Ecocide + intent (intent)

  9. 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

  10. human-made other causes

  11. International Criminal Court

  12. 3000 companies Industry said it is a necessity public demand economic collapse self-regulation limit numbers (cap) leave it to market forces tradeable permits improve conditions pay fines

  13. 3000 companies Industry said it is a necessity public demand economic collapse self-regulation limit numbers (cap) leave it to market forces tradeable permits improve conditions

  14. Moral wrong = criminal wrong Just because it is the norm to destroy the Earth does not mean that it is right

  15. THIS SHOULD BE A CRIME

  16. Inert Thing Property Law imposed value $$$ commodity Living Being Trusteeship Law intrinsic value responsibility

  17. ECOCIDE crime against humanity crime against nature crime against future generations crime against peace

  18. My wish: to end Ecocide by 2020

  19. issue: our Earth is being destroyed Wish20: end the era of Ecocide the quest: to empower others to act

  20. eradicatingecocide.com/wish20

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