Ecocide: a fifth crime defined
Date and registration Tuesday 7th December 202118h30 CET on Zoom REGISTER HERE Invitation Letter Opening address Mr Dreli Solomon, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Republic of Vanuatu, Brussels Supporting statement Rt. Hon. Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Prime Minister, Independent State of Samoa Speakers from the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide Professor Philippe Sands […]
Human Rights and Ecocide Law
When it comes to sustainability and human rights, there are a number of things senior corporate lawyers can do to make a difference, but how to tackle the area? How to know that you are doing enough? What is Ecocide, and why human rights due diligence? Ecocide Law Alliance will publish a report and host […]
Partner event at COP26: Ecocide: uniting behind a law to protect people & planet
Recognising ecocide as a crime at the international level can help support all of us: making big polluters accountable, setting healthy parameters for policy and corporate practice, offering local and indigenous communities a new legal tool, protecting future generations… the list goes on. As political and civil momentum grows on this issue, the time is […]
Partner event at COP26: GLOBE LEGISLATORS SUMMIT
Jojo Mehta, co-founder and Executive Director, Stop Ecocide International has been invited to address the GLOBE Legislators Summit at the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh on 6th November GLOBE International has hosted legislators’ summits coinciding with the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COPs), since its very inception almost 30 years ago. These are key moments for cross-party legislators […]
Partner event at COP26: Ecocide law and fashioning the future
Part 2: Ecocide law and fashioning the future The panel of experts will demonstrate the age-old concept of a stitching discussion which has recently been adapted to a virtual experience by Fashion Revolution Scotland. (An industry specific example of the Friday Afternoon Think-tank concept launched earlier in the evening) The production, consumption and disposal of […]
Partner event at COP26: Ecocide Law & Financing the Future
Ecocide Law & Financing the Future: a guardrail and guidance system for positive economic change Schedule: Doors open at 2.45pm GMT 3.00m -3.20pm Musical provocation by classical pianist Cassie Yukawa and actor, director & theatre-maker, Simon McBurney 3.30 – 5.00pm Panel discussion with Q&A Register here
Partner event at COP26: Achieving sustainability: the role of corporations, strategic litigation and ecocide law
Speakers: Jojo Mehta, Sophie Dembinski, Andrew Harding, Roger Martella, Wendy Franks, Nine de Pater, Sjoukje van Oosterhout, Noah Walker-Crawford Official Partner event at COP26 Collaborative event which is part of the Official European Union Side Events Programme at COP26 Panel discussion Location: Digital only – part of the official COP26 programme Time: 5.30pm until 6.30pm […]
