Eco Threats as Security Threats and the Protection of the Environment During Hostilities

Amicus Curiae Issue 95

5 Pages Posted: 15 Apr 2015

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Sascha Dov Bachmann

Canberra Law School; NATO SHAPE; Swedish Defence University (FHS)

Joachim Sanden

Leuphana University of Lueneburg

Date Written: August 30, 2013

Abstract

This short paper introduces the reader to the notion of environmental threats to global peace and security, so called ‘eco-threats’, and looks into shortcomings of environmental protection during hostilities under the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC).

Keywords: LOAC, Eco Threats, Hybrid Threats, UNEP, NATO

Suggested Citation

Bachmann, Sascha-Dominik Oliver Vladimir and Sanden, Joachim, Eco Threats as Security Threats and the Protection of the Environment During Hostilities (August 30, 2013). Amicus Curiae Issue 95, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2593881

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Joachim Sanden

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