Abstract
Da ormai quasi 50 anni si discute del reato di “ecocidio”, che è tuttora oggetto di dibattito. Iniziato come problematica scientifica, principalmente attinente alla biologia, l’ecocidio è diventato anzitutto una questione politica prima ancora che giuridica. Recentemente, nel 2021, la Fondazione “Stop Ecocide” ha proposto di introdurre l’ecocidio come nuovo reato nello Statuto di Roma della Corte Penale Internazionale, con modifiche riguardanti il solo diritto sostanziale. Questo articolo si concentra sulle questioni processuali – a confine tra scienze ambientali e diritto – con particolare attenzione agli standard probatori ed alle condizioni di procedibilità, come la “gravità” e gli “interessi della giustizia”.
The crime of “ecocide” has been discussed for almost 50 years, and it is still an issue to be considered. Starting as scientific and biological debates, ecocide arguments became foremost political and then juridical. Recently, in 2021, the ‘Stop Ecocide Foundation’ proposed to add ecocide as a new crime to the ICC Rome Statute, recommending amendments regarding substantive law. This paper focuses on the procedural issues, in-between environmental science and law, with special attention to the standard of proof as well as admissibility issues, in terms of “gravity” and “interests of justice”.
The crime of “ecocide” has been discussed for almost 50 years, and it is still an issue to be considered. Starting as scientific and biological debates, ecocide arguments became foremost political and then juridical. Recently, in 2021, the ‘Stop Ecocide Foundation’ proposed to add ecocide as a new crime to the ICC Rome Statute, recommending amendments regarding substantive law. This paper focuses on the procedural issues, in-between environmental science and law, with special attention to the standard of proof as well as admissibility issues, in terms of “gravity” and “interests of justice”.
Translated title of the contribution | Ecocide: from the Vietnam War to International Criminal Jurisdiction? Procedural Issues In-Between Science and Law |
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Original language | Italian |
Article number | 248 |
Pages (from-to) | 1930-1968 |
Number of pages | 39 |
Journal | Cassazione Penale - Panorama Internazionale |
Volume | 2022 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |