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The International Crime that Could have Been but Never Was: An English School Perspective on the Ecocide Law
Author:
Saloni Malhotra
London School of Economics
About Saloni
Saloni Malhotra has a BA in Political Science (University of Hamburg) and a MSc in International Relations (London School of Economics).
Abstract
This paper applies English School theory to explain the failure of efforts to establish ecocide as the fifth core international crime in the Rome Statute. It argues that while there is an emerging norm of environmental responsibility in international politics, the way this norm has been codified into laws has been influenced by two, arguably ‘stronger’ norms: the market and human rights. These two institutions of the international society have constrained the emergence of the norm of environmental responsibility. This has resulted in the establishment of utilitarian and anthropocentric environmental laws, rather than ‘ecocentric’ laws, as advocated by environmental lawyer Polly Higgins.
How to Cite:
Malhotra, S., 2017. The International Crime that Could have Been but Never Was: An English School Perspective on the Ecocide Law. Amsterdam Law Forum, 9(3), pp.49–70. DOI: http://doi.org/10.37974/ALF.306
Published on
01 Jun 2017.
Peer Reviewed
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