Strengthening protection of the Arctic: the importance of criminal law

Part of the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly.
What is required to protect the vulnerable Arctic ecosystems and species from mass damage or extinction threatened by industrial activity and climate change? This session examines the relevance of international criminal law and the potential protective power, for the Arctic and elsewhere, of recognising “ecocide” as a crime; as well as tracing the rapid global progress of the “ecocide wave” of legislation being discussed and developed at national, regional and international levels.
Co-hosted by:
Republic of Vanuatu, Stop Ecocide Foundation, Stöðvum vistmorð
Organized by:
Stop Ecocide International
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