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Book SynopsisThis is the second edition of Polly Higgins' book which exposes corporate and political ecocide and proposes environmental law needed to prevent earth's trajectory towards disaster.
Trade Review"A SIMPLE expedient, yet how revolutionary! A global standard of care would reconfigure the entire edifice of international justice on the foundation of Earth Jurisprudence... Eradicating Ecocide brims with hope and reads like a mystery novel." Sierra Club, BC // "... THE BOOK isn't another wild diatribe against business - rather it is an examination of international law and how environmental protection has somehow been left by the wayside ... [It] asks everyone to re-examine the legal framework within which we are attempting to accomplish this, and provides business leaders with a golden opportunity of making it happen." corporate-eye.com // "... LAYS THE framework for us to lobby our leaders for real environmental laws and contains tips on taking action..." The Observer Magazine // "WITHIN the UN framework, the concept behind the sacred trust is to ask for 'community interests to be placed over private and corporate decisions.'" Amelia's Magazine
Table of ContentsNote to the Second Edition; Introduction // Part 1: How Law Caused the Commercial Takeover of the World; 1 Taking Stock; 2 Massacre of the Innocents; 3 Telling the Truth about the Birds and the Bees // Part 2: Protecting our Oikos; Principles to Protect our Oikos // Part 3: Eradicating Ecocide; 5 Ecocide: the 5th Crime Against Peace; 6 The Sacred Trust of Civilization; 7 Holding Business to Account; 8 Environmental Sustainability; 9 New Developments // Part 4: Towards a Living Planet; 10 The Commanding Voice of the People // Epilogue; Notes; Index
