Findings of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Military actions caused by Russian aggression on the territory of Ukraine once again prove the impotance of studies related to ecocide. The ambiguous composition of the criminal offense provided for in Article 441 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine entitled “Ecocide” necessitates the study of international experience and current positions of scientists.
For example, according to Article 161 of the Criminal Code of Kazakhstan, ecocide is defined as the mass destruction of flora and fauna, poisoning of the atmosphere, land or water resources, as well as implementation of other actions that have caused or may cause an environmental disaster and is punishable by imprisonment for a term of ten to fifteen years.