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UK lawyer calls for recognition of crime of ‘ecocide’

 Posted by Anil Netto on 22 September 2011  1 Response »
Sep 222011
 

British lawyer Polly Higgins is lobbying for the crime of ‘ecocide’ to be recognised and for Nature to be regarded as a “legal person” with rights that should be protected. Continue reading »

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