“She is a barrister who has devoted her life to creating an international crime of
ecocide. This means serious damage to, or destruction of, the
natural world and the Earth’s systems. It would make the people who commission
it – such as chief executives and government ministers – criminally liable for
the harm they do to others, while creating a legal duty of care for life on
Earth.
Last week Polly was diagnosed, at the age of 50, with an aggressive cancer
that has spread through much of her body. The doctors have told her she has six
weeks to live. Given her determination and the support of those around her, I
expect her to defy the prediction, which she has met with amazing fortitude.
“If this is my time to go,” she told me, “my legal team will continue
undeterred. But there are millions who care so much and feel so powerless about
the future, and I would love to see them begin to understand the power of this
one, simple law to protect the Earth – to realise it’s possible, even
straightforward. I wish I could live to see a million Earth Protectorsstanding
for it – because I believe they will.”
BRON: 2 April 2019.
It would force anyone
contemplating large-scale vandalism to ask themselves, ‘Will I end up in the
Hague for this?'
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