The International Criminal Court (ICC) is planning to expand its scope from crimes committed during war, to cover the destruction of the environment and land-grabbing in peacetime.
It would be the first time such crimes are brought under the jurisdiction of an international court, and campaigners have called the move a historic one.
There's been a growing trend of private investors secretly buying land in poor countries, with local people often forced out of their homes.
The BBC's Anna Holligan in The Hague says the ICC will require the co-operation of the countries involved, but that the move could act as a deterrent.
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