Companies and politicians engaging in environmental destruction and illegal land-grabbing could now be held accountable under international law. The International Criminal Court (ICC) recently announced it would start addressing crimes linked to environmental harms, the illegal exploitation of natural resources, and the “unlawful dispossession of land.” Some believe that this ruling may permit the ICC to prosecute climate change cases, as deforestation, increased carbon dioxide emissions, and illegal land-grabs are closely linked in many parts of the world. Regardless of whether climate change becomes a focus for the ICC, environmental lawyers and land rights activists lauded the decision as a “recognition of the severity of environmental crimes” that will allow victims to seek redress if their claims are denied in national-level courts. For the full story, see http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-global-landrights-icc-idUKKCN11L2JF and https://www.theguardian.com/global/2016/sep/15/hague-court-widens-remit-to-include-environmental-destruction-cases.