Wrapping up our Symposium ‘Defining Ecocide’, Christina Voigt, member of the Independent Expert Panel, explains her views on the definition of ecocide. In a conversation with Justine Batura, Philipp Eschenhagen and Raphael Oidtmann, she also responds to some of the criticism that the definition has received since its unveiling in June.
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Justine Batura is a Research Assistant in International Law and a Law Clerk (‘Rechtsreferendarin’) at the Higher Court Berlin. She is an editor at Völkerrechtsblog.
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Philipp Eschenhagen is a research associate at Bucerius Law School and a PhD candidate at the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law. He is an editor at Völkerrechtsblog.
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Raphael Oidtmann is an Adjunct Lecturer at Mannheim Law School, an external PhD candidate at Goethe University Frankfurt, and an editor at Völkerrechtsblog.
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Professor Christina Voigt is an expert in international environmental law and professor of law at the University of Oslo. She was a member of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide and is currently co-chair of the Paris Agreement´s Implementation and Compliance Committee.