Eradicating Ecocide: Laws and Governance to Stop the Destruction of the Planet 2nd Revised edition

Higgins, a lawyer and advocate for laws that will eradicate ecocide, proposes a new crime, ecocide, to prevent environmental destruction. She explains past and current applications of law to environmental issues and how corporations have caused environment destruction; outlines principles to prevent ecocide and protect the environment; and contends that ecocide should be the 5th Crime Against Peace under the United Nations Charter, detailing how businesses can be held accountable, the importance of environmental sustainability, and the important role of the public. This edition has updated examples. Distributed by Paul & Co., a division of IPG. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
In Eradicating Ecocide, international environment lawyer and Ecocide law expert Polly Higgins sets out to demonstrate how our planet is fast being destroyed by the activities of corporations and governments, facilitated by &;compromise&; laws that offer insufficient deterrence. She offers a solution that is radical yet pragmatic, and, as she explains, necessary. This is the first book to examine the power of law to change everything. Higgins provides context by presenting examples of laws in other countries and in earlier times in history which have succeeded in curtailing the power of governments, corporations and banks, and have triggered change. Eradicating Ecocide is a crash course on what laws work, what doesn&;t and what else is required to prevent the ever escalating destruction. Eradicating Ecocide provides a comprehensive overview of what is required in law in order to prevent ecocide. It is a book unlike any other; based on the principle of &;first do no harm&;, it applies equally to global as well as smaller communities and anyone who is involved in decision-making.