Ecocide and the legality exception

Description: Ecocide is increasingly being adopted at the domestic level and has been proposed for inclusion under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. But when does otherwise lawful conduct become unlawful under the label of Ecocide? This presentation will examine the question of legality, which is pivotal to distinguishing criminal conduct from beneficial contributions to communal life. 

Registration 

This event is free to attend, registration is required if you wish to attend online. 

About the speakers: 

Dr. Matthew Gillett is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the University of Essex and the Vice-Chair Rapporteur of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. He worked for over 15 years in the Hague, including as a Trial Lawyer at the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He also served as a Human Rights Officer for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and as a Senior Legal Officer for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. He has published extensively on international law and environmental protection, such as his award-winning monograph - Prosecuting Environmental Harm before the International Criminal Court (CUP, June 2022).