Who is Going to Pay for Causing Pandemics?

Abstract In the modern, globalized, world, millions of laws and statutes are applicable to humankind, in order to curb and regulate the activity of every individual. Within the last decades, sanctions multiplied and aggravated, but who is going to pay for having caused a catastrophic pandemic? Actually, it seems that the answer is: “nobody”. However, the article gives some suggestion, by applying new “eco-tort” and civil liability principles to this new and unprecedented crisis. Furthermore, it gives some urgent public policy guidelines to minimize the risk of new pandemics. It also advocates a new world order, based on the promotion of anti-speciesism, non-violence, environmental protection and fair sharing of natural resources, while rejecting the free market theories: it seems the best way for finally overcoming the crisis and preventing new ones.