Professor Sterio Explores Prosecution of Environmental Crimes under the ICC’s New Policy Initiative

On March 16, Professor Milena Sterio, along with a group of experts, submitted Commentary to the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor. This submission was in response to the ICC’s call for Commentary regarding its latest policy initiative, which aims to establish a new policy promoting accountability for environmental crimes. Professor Sterio and her colleagues concentrated their Commentary on exploring the potential prosecution of environmental offenses as crimes against humanity or war crimes under the ICC’s Rome Statute.