Ecocide and Anthropocentric Cost-Benefit Analysis

In my previous post, I criticised the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide (IEP) for endorsing a definition that is unjustifiably anthropocentric. In particular, I criticised the idea that “knowingly” causing a substantial likelihood of either widespread or long-term severe environmental damage is not criminal unless it is “wanton,” defined as “reckless disregard for damage which would … Continue reading Ecocide and Anthropocentric Cost-Benefit Analysis