Eradicating Ecocide

Overview

Providing a comprehensive legal overview of the past 200 years, this enlightening account exposes the laws and inadequate voluntary global governance that have triggered an eco-colonization—or ecocide—of the planet. Examining laws from around the world that have been successfully developed to curtail the power of environmentally oppressing institutions, this record analyzes the impact of corporate dominance and argues that duty of care is owed to the public and the wider earth community. This investigation will interest policy makers, business leaders, activists, and lawyers alike.

Reviews

"At this critical juncture in history it is vital that we set global standards of accountability for corporations. . . . Polly Higgins illustrates how this can be achieved in her invaluable new book." —Bianca Jagger, founder and chair, Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation Advocate for Crimes Against Present and Future Generations

"The book in general is a thorough exposition of the litany of seemingly mindless pollution and destruction that no one can deny is happening." —Real Reform

Author Biography

Polly Higgins is an international environmental lawyer and an activist. She was voted one of the “World's Top-10 Visionary Thinkers” by the Ecologist Magazine.