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Georgia Criminal Code Mentioning Ecocide

Georgia
National
Approved in 1999
Statutory law
Eco-Governance System
"atmosphere, soil, water resources"..."fauna or flora"..."ecological"
All Nature
National Legislature
Government

Summary

In 1999, the country of Georgia adopted a criminal code recognizing ecocide as a crime. Article 409 states that “ecocide i.e. contamination of the atmosphere, soil, water resources, mass destruction of fauna or flora, or any other act that could have led to an ecological disaster, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of twelve to twenty years.” Ecocide is still criminalized in Georgia.

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Criminal Code Georgia [PDF]

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