“As original supporters of Dr. Polly Higgins in her mission to persuade the United Nations to pass an international criminal law of Ecocide ( ie the despoilation of the Earth ), we are delighted that after more than 20 years of spreading the word, Nations have woken up to how vital it will be. The law was very nearly passed by the United Nations over 30 years. Maybe vested interests stopped it?
However, now the mores of the time is changing and there is a better chance.
The law is not complex. It will enable cases to be brought in an international court ( like the law of Genocide ).
A classic example was the bombing of Vietnam with Napalm*.
This law will apply to the Oceans.
At last we may see a chink of light .”
Felix Appelbe
*On June 8, 1972, South Vietnamese planes dropped a napalm bomb on Trảng Bàng, which had been attacked and occupied by North Vietnamese forces. ... The Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilot mistook the group for enemy soldiers and diverted to attack. The bombing killed two of Kim Phúc's cousins and two other villagers. Source Wikipedia
