Defending Tomorrow

Defending Tomorrow

Can we prosecute the destruction of our planet? As the triple planetary crisis accelerates, a global movement to secure ecocide as a serious crime at national, regional and international levels is emerging. Defending Tomorrow is a deep-dive podcast for those who believe in the power of legal accountability. Through exclusive conversations with world-class legal experts, we examine the present and future of environmental law, and specifically the growing global movement for ecocide law. Each month, we go beyond the headlines to explore: Global progress in recognizing ecocide as a crime. The bridge between corporate responsibility and individual criminal liability. Direct insights from the lawyers and advocates rewriting the rules of global justice. The law is our last line of defense. Subscribe to Defending Tomorrow and join us in exploring the legal tools needed to secure our shared future. For more information about us, visit: https://www.stopecocide.earth/lawyers-against-ecocide or email us at: info@stopecocidio.org

Episodes

May 20, 2026 38 mins

The Legal Architecture of Ecocide Law: International Perspectives with Kate Mackintosh

 

In our fourth episode, Rodrigo Lledó Vásquez and Victor Rujano Bautista welcome Kate Mackintosh, Executive Director of the UCLA Law Promise Institute Europe. With three decades of experience in international criminal justice and Human Rights protection, Kate has held pivotal roles at international criminal tribunals and with Doctors Without Bor...

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¿Puede un Código Penal nacional ser la defensa más sólida para la Amazonía?

 

En nuestro tercer episodio, Rodrigo Lledó Vásquez y Víctor Rujano Bautista conversan con Ruth Luque Ibarra, abogada especializada en derechos humanos y actual Diputada del Congreso de Perú (2021-2026). Con más de una década de experiencia defendiendo los derechos humanos de las poblaciones vulnerables de las provincias altas del Cusco, la Congresista Luqu...

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March 2, 2026 27 mins

Can ecocide law stop the destruction of the Amazon?

In the second episode of Defending Tomorrow, host Rodrigo Lledó Vásquez is joined by Paulo Busse, a titan of environmental and criminal law with over two decades of experience on the front lines of Brazilian and international justice.

As a Senior Counsel at Climate Counsel and a key member of the Ecocide Advice Centre, Paulo has spent his career navigating the intersection of crim...

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January 26, 2026 35 mins

What does it take to sue one of the world’s most powerful oil corporations—and win?

In our inaugural episode of Defending Tomorrow, host Rodrigo Lledó Vásquez and Victor Rujano Bautista sit down with the legendary Pablo Fajardo. As the lead lawyer in the historic Lago Agrio case against Texaco (now Chevron), Fajardo secured a multi-billion dollar judgment for the victims of Amazonian pollution, a feat that earned him the Goldman En...

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