The ecology of war and peace : marginalising slow and structural violence in international law / Eliana Cusato.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cusato, Eliana, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Environmental aspects.

War.

Peace--Environmental aspects.

Peace.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Environmental degradation.

Liability for environmental damages.

Environmental law, International.

War (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 295 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The connection between ecology and conflict has been the object of extensive study by political scientists and economists. From the contribution of natural resource 'scarcity' to violent unrest and armed conflict; to resource 'abundance' as an incentive for initiating and prolonging armed struggles; to dysfunctional resource management and environmental degradation as obstacles to peacebuilding, this literature has exerted a huge influence upon academic discussions and policy developments. While international law is often invoked as the solution to the socio-environmental challenges faced by conflict-affected countries, its relationship with the ecology of war and peace remains undertheorised. Drawing upon environmental justice perspectives and other theoretical traditions, the book unpacks and problematizes some of the assumptions that underlie the legal field. Through an analysis of the practice of international courts, the UN Security Council, and Truth Commissions, it shows how international law silences and even normalizes forms of structural and slow environmental violence.

Contents:

Introduction : international law, violence, and visibility

The ecology of war and peace : unpacking the assumptions

Origins and evolutions of legal debates on the environment-conflict 'nexus'

War crimes tribunals and the International Court of Justice : nature between property protection and humanitarian concerns

The United Nations Security Council : from 'conflict resources' to climate change as a 'threat' to international peace and security

Truth commissions : conflicts over extractive resources and the battle for different views of nature

Conclusion : towards a political ecology of international law.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781108939812

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