Ecocide Law Advisory launch

Join us for the launch of Ecocide Law Advisory, as well as the presentation of the Manual on the National Criminalisation of Ecocide. 

• Ecocide Law Advisory is a partnership between The UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe and Climate Counsel to provide expert legal advice and training on the drafting and implementation of ecocide laws 

• The Manual on the National Criminalisation of Ecocide offers solutions to issues raised by the 2024 EU Environmental Crimes Directive to support effective criminalisation of serious environmental harm within the EU  Initiated by former Dutch MP Lammert van Raan, the Manual is the product of an international working group which met during the autumn of 2024. The Manual on the National Criminalisation of Ecocide is a project of Ecocide Law Advisory and De Roos Advocaten. 

The programme runs from 16.00-18.00 CET, followed by a reception, and is jointly hosted and organised with The UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe.

Capacity is limited, so please make sure to register.

Agenda

15.45: Tea, Coffee & Welcome
16.00: Keynote

Marie Toussaint, vice-president of the Greens/European Free Alliance Group, member of the European Parliament (MEP)

• Speakers | Ecocide Law Advisory
  • Kate Mackintosh, executive director of the UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe, former deputy chair of the Independent Expert Panel for the legal definition of ecocide.
  • Richard J Rogers, executive director of Climate Counsel and former deputy chair of the Independent Expert Panel for the legal definition of ecocide.
• Speakers | Manual on the National Criminalisation of Ecocide
  • Fausto Pocar, professor at the University of Milan, former president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and former member of the UNCHR and Institut de Droit International. 
  • Lammert van Raan, former member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren).
  • Ingeborg Koopmans, public prosecutor of environmental crime at the Functional Department of the Dutch Prosecutor’s Office. 

Q&A
18.00: Reception

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Manual on the National Criminalisation of Ecocide Working Group Members

• Vincent Delbos, member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture elected and Inspector-General of the Ministry of Justice in France. 
• Michael Faure, professor of international and comparative environmental law at Maastricht University and professor of comparative private law and economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. 
• Laura Guercio, member of the Council of the European Law Institute, member of the Management Board of the European Fundamental Rights Agency and assistant lawyer at the International Criminal Court. 
• Stefaan van Hecke, member of the Federal Parliament and Parliamentary Group Leader for the Green Party in Belgium. 
• Véronique Jaworksi, professor in private law and criminal sciences, specialised in environmental and criminal law at the University of Strasbourg. 
• Ingeborg Koopmans, public prosecutor of environmental crime at the Functional Department of the Dutch Prosecutor’s Office. 
• Sjoerd Lopik, partner at De Roos Advocaten and PhD fellow on criminal climate law at Leiden University. 
• Kate Mackintosh, professor from practice and executive director of the UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe, former deputy chair of the Independent Expert Panel for the legal definition of ecocide. 
• Laura Monnier, environmental and criminal lawyer and former legal head of Greenpeace France. 
• Herman Ott, founder and managing director of the Germany Office for ClientEarth and professor at University of Sustainable Development in Eberswalde. 
• Fausto Pocar, professor at the University of Milan, former president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and former member of the UNCHR and Institut de Droit International. 
• Darryl Robinson, professor of International Criminal Law and Human Rights at Queen’s University and former advisor to the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. 
• Richard J Rogers, executive director of Climate Counsel and former Deputy Chair of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide 
• Julia Thibord, lawyer, environmental law expert at the Judicial Court of Nanterre, former head of strategic litigation at Pollinis. 
• Marine Yzquierdo, environmental lawyer and board member of Notre Affairs à Tous.   
• Chair Lammert van Raan, former member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren).