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Research Project

Publication Date

Fall 9-28-2025

Abstract

This paper examines how international legal frameworks can evolve to address environmental destruction caused by companies, specifically through the recognition of ecocide as an international crime. Thus, using the case of Braskem in Brazil as an example, the document exposes the systemic weaknesses in holding companies accountable for ecocidal acts that displace communities and destroy ecosystems. Three strategic recommendations are proposed: the codification of ecocide in the Rome Statute, the creation of a Global Climate Justice Observatory, and the reform of climate finance to include justice-centered mechanisms. These suggestions are discussed in the context of recent developments at COP29, especially with regard to the growing focus on legal responsibility, environmental justice, and new financial commitments under the New Collective Quantified Goal.

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