Ecoviolence and the Law: Supranational Normative Foundation of Ecocrime

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Ecoviolence and the Law: Supranational Normative Foundation of Ecocrime is written by Laura Westra and published by BRILL. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9004480641 (ISBN 10) and 9789004480643 (ISBN 13).

Exploring such acts of environmental violence as "ecocrimes," the author builds the case that the international law principles of jus cogens and erga omnes justify characterizing ecocrime as a "just crime" requiring action to curb their occurrence and punishment to deter them. The book discusses the obstacles that defining environmental assaults as "ecocrimes" will face both in national and international circumstances. The author concludes by proposing the creation of an International Environmental Court that would adjudicate "ecocrime" issues. This forward thinking work will be of great interest to all involved in the human rights issues of environmental threats. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.