Ecology of War and Peace - Marginalising Slow and Structural Violence in International Law

Unpacks key assumptions about the 'environment', its relationship with violent conflict, and the justification for its protection underlying international law.

List of contents

1. Introduction: international law, violence and visibility; Part I: Concepts, Theories, and Debates: 2. The ecology of war and peace: unpacking the assumptions; 3. Origins and evolutions of legal debates on the environment-conflict 'nexus'; Part II: The Practice of International Law: 4. War crimes tribunals and the International Court of Justice: nature between property protection and humanitarian concerns; 5. The United Nations Security Council: from 'conflict resources' to climate change as a 'threat' to international peace and security; 6. Truth commissions: conflicts over extractive resources and the battle for different views of nature; 7. Conclusion: towards a political ecology of international law.

About the author

Eliana Cusato is a Marie Curie post-doctoral Fellow at the Amsterdam Centre for International Law, University of Amsterdam. She holds a Ph.D. in Law from the National University of Singapore. Previously, she was a lecturer at Essex Law School. She serves on the editorial board of the Asian Journal of International Law.

Summary

The book unpacks key assumptions about the 'environment', its relationship with conflict and peace, and the justification for its protection underlying international law. It will be of interest to academics, policy-makers, and students in international law, peace and conflict studies, political sciences, and international relations.

Product details

• Authors: Eliana Cusato, Eliana (Universiteit Van Amsterdam) Cusato
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2024
• EAN: 9781108931014
• ISBN: 978-1-108-93101-4
• No. of pages: 305
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / International, LAW / Public, LAW / Environmental, International Law, Public International Law, Environment law, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General