Our ED addresses the Croatian Bar Association on Ecocide and International Law
Promise Europe’s ED Kate Mackintosh and mrs. Marija Pujo Tadić
Our ED Kate Mackintosh had the honor of addressing the Croatian Bar Association (CBA) this week on the topic “Criminalizing the Mass Destruction of Nature: Ecocide in National and International Law.”, along with Climate Leader and Croatian Attorney at Law Marija Pujo Tadić.
The discussion explored the legal implications of large-scale ecosystem destruction, the role of the International Criminal Court in defining ecocide as a crime, and Croatia’s position in the evolving European and global legal framework.
Key discussion points included: the inclusion of ecocide as the fifth international crime under the Rome Statute, the new EU Environmental Crime Directive (ECD) and its implementation by 2026, the responsibility of states for environmental protection, and the challenge of defining the boundary between sustainable development and human necessity.
Many thanks to the President of the CBA mrs. Iva Markotić Bagarić and General Secretary mrs. Mirna Skelin for the hospitality, and especially to the audience for thought-provoking questions that connected legal theory, international standards, and practical challenges faced by national systems.
