INTERNATIONAL COURT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Early day motion 1820, tabled 17 June 2008 by Nigel Griffiths (Labour). Signed by 39 members.

That this House welcomes the proposal from Stephen Hockman QC, Chris Osborne and LECG to establish an International Court for the Environment, as the supreme legal authority for settling issues regarding harm to the environment, and for specifying the ecological conditions which must be met if the biosphere is to operate effectively without a major disruption to human communities and other life; notes that a symposium on this is being held in the British Library on 28th November; and calls on the Government and business to combine to support such a measure for the sake of a sustainable future.

Signatures by party: Labour 31, Liberal Democrat 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1.