‘Ecocide’ crime needs greater definition for Brazil, say lawyers
The ecocide law would make companies criminally responsible for environmental disasters like oil spills. (Credit: marinephotobank)
On Friday the UK's Supreme Court played host to a mock trial testing the concept of environmental genocide as an international crime against peace, but lawyers in Brazil say the concept needs to be better defined before it can be applied in Latin America.
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