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By Kees Brouwer

Backlight: The Earth's Lawyer

Backlight: The Earth's Lawyer

Our world recognizes 4 international crimes: war crimes, genocide, torture and crimes against humanity. The Spanish examining magistrate Baltasar Garzón and the Scottish lawyer Polly Higgins believe that these violations of international law should be supplemented by a fifth: ecocide. Will Higgins and Garzón succeed in getting ecocide recognized, putting the destruction of our ecosystems at the top of the international political agenda once and for all?

Section : Film thématique
Country : Netherlands
Original languages : English, Spanish
Subtitles : English, French
Director
Kees Brouwer
Producer
VPRO Tegenlicht (Netherlands)
Rights holder
VPRO Tegenlicht (Netherlands)
Duration
48’
Completion
2016