Kate Mackintosh

Nov 4, 2024 | justsecurity.org | Rebecca Hamilton |Kate Mackintosh |Paras Shah |Clara Apt

Earlier this fall, three Pacific Island States – Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa – formally proposed adding ecocide as a crime that can be heard and punished by the International Criminal Court, which can currently try individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, and the crime of aggression. Any change to the ICC’s Rome Statute, particularly adding a new international crime, would require a massive level of diplomatic coordination and negotiation.

Feb 8, 2024 | odi.org | Sara Pantuliano |Kate Mackintosh |Raz Segal

In November, South Africa approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to consider whether Israel is committing genocide. All eyes were on the Hague last month as the court made its interim ruling, calling for Israel to "take all measures within its powers" to prevent civilian deaths in Gaza. But it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire. The court also ruled that aid must be allowed into Gaza.

Apr 10, 2023 | opiniojuris.org | Kate Mackintosh

[Kate Mackintosh is the Executive Director of the Promise Institute for Human Rights at the UCLA School of Law, and was deputy co-chair of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide.] In an exciting development for proponents of a new international crime of ecocide, the European Parliament on Tuesday agreed a text for the new Environmental Crimes Directive (“Draft Directive”) which prohibits environmental damage in terms almost identical to the Independent Expert Panel...