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Prosecuting environmental harm before the International Criminal Court / Matthew Gillett, University of Essex.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Studies on international courts and tribunalsPublisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 382 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781009070027 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 345/.0245 23/eng/20220429
LOC classification:
  • KZ7200 .G55 2022
Online resources:
Contents:
Using the international criminal court to address grave environmental harm -- Environmental harm as a crime under the Rome statute -- Fact-finding, procedure and evidence at the ICC concerning environmental harm -- Victim participation and reparations for environmental harm at the ICC -- Three Case Studies of environmental harm -- Overall conclusions and options for redress.
Summary: The threat of anthropocentric environmental harm grows more pressing each year. Around the world, human activities are devastating the natural environment and contributing to potentially irreversible climate change. This book explores the ways in which the International Criminal Court may effectively prosecute those who cause or contribute to serious environmental destruction. Written by an international lawyer who has prosecuted cases of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, it provides insights into the procedures, laws, and techniques capable of leading to convictions against those who harm the environment.
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Using the international criminal court to address grave environmental harm -- Environmental harm as a crime under the Rome statute -- Fact-finding, procedure and evidence at the ICC concerning environmental harm -- Victim participation and reparations for environmental harm at the ICC -- Three Case Studies of environmental harm -- Overall conclusions and options for redress.

The threat of anthropocentric environmental harm grows more pressing each year. Around the world, human activities are devastating the natural environment and contributing to potentially irreversible climate change. This book explores the ways in which the International Criminal Court may effectively prosecute those who cause or contribute to serious environmental destruction. Written by an international lawyer who has prosecuted cases of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, it provides insights into the procedures, laws, and techniques capable of leading to convictions against those who harm the environment.

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