{"id":2432,"date":"2015-11-07T17:58:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-07T16:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developmentsites.net\/endecocide\/?p=2432"},"modified":"2016-11-22T11:10:52","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T11:10:52","slug":"international-tribunal-of-the-rights-of-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.endecocide.org\/en\/2015\/11\/07\/international-tribunal-of-the-rights-of-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"International Tribunal of the rights of Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rights-of-Nature-International-Tribunal-homethmb\"<\/a>Giving Mother Earth A Voice in Paris –\u00a0 International Tribunal of the rights of Nature<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paris – 4&5 December\u00a0 – Maison des Metallos – 94, Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris<\/p>\n

Register here<\/a><\/p>\n

Against the backdrop of the UNFCCC climate talks in Paris\u2014highlighting false solutions and failed negotiations\u2014we can do more than just protest. The International Rights of Nature Tribunal stands as true system change \u2014 a forum for the world we are creating. Nearly everywhere, current law says nature is mere property to be destroyed for profit. We cannot protect ecosystems without recognizing their rights to “exist, persist, and regenerate their vital natural cycles.” Rights of Nature provides the framework for solutions that respect the integrity of the vital ecological processes of the Earth.<\/p>\n

This international \u201cPeople\u2019s Tribunal\u201d provides a highly visible vehicle for re-framing and adjudicating prominent environmental and social justice cases within the context of a Rights of Nature-based earth jurisprudence. It gives people from all around the world the opportunity to testify publicly as to the destruction of the Earth \u2014 destruction that governments and corporations legalize and encourage. The Tribunal provides a platform for informed legal analysis of diverse cases based on Rights of Nature. With each case, the esteemed panel of Tribunal judges will recommend actions for reparation, mitigation, restoration and prevention of further damages and harm.<\/p>\n

Cases to be brought before the tribunal in Paris by\u00a0 following experts and witnesses:<\/p>\n

\u00a04th Morning :Climate Crimes against Nature
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Pablo Solon, Bolivia; Nnimmo Bassey, Health of Mother Earth, Nigeria;<\/p>\n

Fossil Fuels<\/strong> : Maxime Combes , Attac<\/p>\n

Deforestation<\/strong> : Mary Lou Malig, Global Forest Coalition, Philippines;<\/p>\n

Trade<\/strong> : Tony Clark (Polaris Institute)<\/p>\n

Water Privatization<\/strong>: Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians;<\/p>\n

Geo-engineering<\/strong> : Silvia Ribeiro (ETC)<\/p>\n

Bio fuels<\/strong> : Pat Mooney (ETC)<\/p>\n

Nuclear<\/strong> : Kumi Naidoo (Greenpeace – nuclear) \/ Roland Desbordes (CRIIRAD)<\/p>\n

Biodiversity erosion<\/strong> : Allain Bougrain-Dubourg ( LPO)<\/p>\n

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4th Afternoon<\/strong> : Crimes against mother earth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Financialization of Nature<\/strong>: Genevi\u00e8ve Azam, Attac France;<\/p>\n

REDD+<\/strong>: Ivonne Yanez, Oilwatch, Ecuador.<\/p>\n

Agro-food industry and GMOs<\/strong>: Vandana Shiva, Navdanya, India; Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association USA; Marie-Monique Robin, Jos\u00e9 Bov\u00e9, Via Campesina, France; Adelita San Vicente, Semillas De Vida, Mexico.<\/p>\n

Defenders of Mother Earth<\/strong>: Indigenous leaders from Amazon; Mining victims of Europe, Contamination, Italy<\/p>\n

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5th Morning\u00a0 : Crimes against nature and Ecocides<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fracking<\/strong>: Shannon Biggs, Movement Rights, USA; Kandi Mossett, Fort Berthold, ND, USA; Casey Camp Horinek, Ponca, USA; Khaoula Chikahou.<\/p>\n

Mega Dams in Amazon<\/strong>: Gert-Peter Bruch-Planete Amazone; Antonia Melo, Leaders from AmazonWatch; Cacique Raoni,<\/p>\n

5th Afternoon : Ecocides<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oils spills<\/strong> – Chevron & Yasuni, Ecuador:\u00a0\u00a0 Carlos Larrea, Pablo Fajardo ( chevron victims lawyer); Humberto Piaguaje, Ecuador ; Patricia Gualinga, Sarayaku, Yasunidos, Ecuador.<\/p>\n

Ecocide as a Crime at ICC: Val\u00e9rie Cabanes, End Ecocide on Earth, France<\/p>\n

New cases for next tribunal<\/p>\n

Tribunal judges in Paris include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tom Goldtooth<\/strong>, Indigenous Environmental Network,
\nAlberto Acosta<\/strong>, former President Ecuador Constitutional Assembly,
\nOsprey Orielle Lake<\/strong>, Women\u2019s Earth and Climate Action Network,
\nCormac Cullinan<\/strong>, author WildLaw: A Manifesto for Earth Justice,
\nTerisa Turner<\/strong>, professor, former UN Energy Specialist, Canada
\nFelicio Pontes<\/strong>, federal prosecutor, Brazil
\nDominique Bourg<\/strong>, philosopher and professor Sustainable Development, Switzerland.
\nPhilippe Desbrosses,<\/strong> author, Phd Environmental sciences and organic farmer, France
\nDamien Short<\/strong>, Director of the Human Rights Consortium (HRC), UK
\nNnimmo Bassey<\/strong>,Health of Mother Earth Foundation, Nigeria<\/p>\n

Christophe Bonneuil<\/strong> , Historian, Co-author Evenement Anthropoc\u00e8ne<\/em> and Crime climatique Stop!<\/em>, Attac, France<\/p>\n

Earth Defenders in Paris include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Linda Sheehan (Earth Law Center)
\nRamiro \u00c1vila<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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