Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize: Recognising the Power of International Law

Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”. Her recognition highlights the importance of accountability and the institutions that uphold it – principles that also underpin the movement to recognise ecocide as an international crime. A South African jurist and former UN High […]

Ecocide – A Truly Painful Portfolio Risk 

Photo: Nina Macpherson, Alfred Askeljung, Jonas Ebbesson, Johanna Lundgren Gestlöf & Magnus Oden Image credit: Anna Surtevall  Nina Macpherson and Anna Surtevall from the Ecocide Law Alliance described their work to engage business sector support for international legislation addressing liability for large-scale environmental destruction by establishing ecocide as a fifth crime under the jurisdiction of […]