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Justice for Earth: The fight to make ecocide an international crime.
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The Fifth Crime
On Ecocide, Justice and Hope
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240 pages
- Release Date
6 April 2027
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Summary
The Fifth Crime tells two interwoven stories. One is the story of an idea whose time has come: the campaign to recognise ecocide - the destruction of the natural world - as an international crime, alongside genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. Born in the shadow of Vietnam, and carried forward by a new generation, it is a legal revolution that seeks to place the protection of nature and the planet at the heart of justice.
The second is a deeply person…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399631297 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399631292 |
| Author: | Philippe Sands |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 6 April 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 216mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
135 × 216 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Philippe Sands
- Professor of Public Understanding of Law at UCL
- Visiting professor at Harvard Law School
- Practising barrister at 11 KBW
- Involved in significant international cases including Pinochet, Congo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Iraq, Guantanamo, Chagos, and the Rohingya.
- Former President of English PEN
- Former member of the board of the Hay Festival
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