Environmental Protection In International Humanitarian Law: The environment has always been a silent casualty of conflict (UNEP)

Title
Environmental Protection In International Humanitarian Law: The environment has always been a silent casualty of conflict (UNEP)
Publication Date
2018
Author(s)
Nurbani, Erlies
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9360-3294
Email: enurbani@myune.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:enurban2
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Universitas Mataram
DOI
10.29303/ulrev.v2i1.28
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/63314
Abstract

Environment, whether directly or indirectly is a casualty of armed conflict. As occured in Vietnam War 1961-1975, Gulf War 1991, Cosovo Conflct 1999, Iraqi War 2003 and IsraelLebanon War 2006. UNEP concluded that armed conflict arise dangerous consequences to the environment. Environmental damage after warfare is often irreversible because the states think that environmental damage is an unavoidable consequence in order to achieve military targets.

This research aims are to search international treaty and general principles in international humanitarian law that regulated environment protection during the armed conflict. Based on the research result it can be known that environment protection during the armed conflict has already regulated completely in international humanitarian law, not only in general agreement of humanitarian law (hag laws and geneva laws) but also in special agreement on environment protection during armed conflict, in the form of restriction on means and weapons that can be used in armed conflict. The regulation and enforcement of environment protection can be rely on general principles of international humanitarian law.

Link
Citation
Unram Law Review, 2(1), p. 27-41
ISSN
2549-2365
2548-9267
Start page
27
End page
41

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