Pacific islands submit court proposal for recognition of ecocide as a crime

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Sep 10, 2024

Above: An aerial view of the shoreline was captured in Port Vila, Vanuatu on December 7, 2019. Vanuatu's government is considering suing the world's greatest polluters to battle global warming and curb emissions. Image copyright: Mario Tama / Staff / Getty Images News via Getty Images***PLEASE REPLACE WATERMARKED IMAGE***story last updated Sep 10

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On Monday, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa presented a court proposal to the International Criminal Court (ICC), requesting the classification of environmental destruction, or ecocide, as a crime alongside genocide and war crimes.