Abstract
Al geruime tijd leeft de wens ernstige milieumisdrijven (ecocide) onderdeel te laten uitmaken van het internationaal strafrecht, in het bijzonder de misdrijven waarover het Internationaal Strafhof rechtsmacht heeft. Het is op dit moment niet te voorspellen of en op welke wijze ecocide ooit volwaardig onderdeel gaat uitmaken van het positieve internationale strafrecht. Deze bijdrage richt zich op de vraag in hoeverre het actuele internationale strafrecht aanknopingspunten biedt voor vervolging van ecocide en op welke wijze Nederland in de nationale opsporings- en vervolgingspraktijk hiermee rekening zou moeten houden.
For a while now some have advocated for making grave environmental crimes international crimes, specifically by adding them to the crimes over which the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction. At this moment it cannot be predicted if and how ecocide would ever become part of positive international criminal law. Therefore, this article is concerned with the question as to what extent current international criminal law, as codified in the Rome statute, makes it possible to prosecute ecocide and how the Netherlands could take account of this in its law enforcement practices.
For a while now some have advocated for making grave environmental crimes international crimes, specifically by adding them to the crimes over which the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction. At this moment it cannot be predicted if and how ecocide would ever become part of positive international criminal law. Therefore, this article is concerned with the question as to what extent current international criminal law, as codified in the Rome statute, makes it possible to prosecute ecocide and how the Netherlands could take account of this in its law enforcement practices.
Original language | Dutch |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-135 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Strafblad |
Volume | 2020 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2020 |