On the 30th of September 2011, in the UK Supreme Court it took just 50 minutes for the jury to return with two unanimous guilty convictions of ecocide against the CEO’s of the oil companies operating in the Athabasca Tar Sands.
See pics from the day here, read what some of the papers had to say here: Independent, Deutsche Welle, Guardian, Financial Times, CNBC.
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"The Ecocide trial is a very important step in waking us up to the violence which is the foundation of the current economy." – Vandana Shiva, philosopher and activist
"This Ecocide law may be the only way to make climate criminals rethink their crimes of commission and omission" – Nnimmo Bassey, chair of Friends of the Earth
"Unlimited growth assumes unlimited resources, and this is the genesis of Ecocide." – Maude Barlow, former UN advisor
"The object of the Ecocide Act is not just aimed at companies it is aimed at individuals… individual responsibility is the only way there will be any change.” – Michael Mansfield QC, leading human rights lawyer
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Michael Mansfield @CityLawSchool tonight: lively talk on need for accountability in environmental matters eg by international 'Ecocide' law.
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Result? Can it be?
… I’m thinking “why is this not plastered all over the news?”
This is a fabulous case study and an important piece of provocation – I will take this into my classroom when exploring CSR and the leaders role in ethical leadership. Thank you Polly, we woudl love you to talk to UG at Exeter sometime. Jackie
Nice! Wish that sort of decision making found its way into the American legal system.