Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict
Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict
Jérôme de Hemptinne, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Robert Kolb, Université de Genève
£95.00
GBPAnimals are the unknown victims of armed conflicts. Wildlife populations usually decline during warfare, with disastrous repercussions on the food chain, on fragile ecosystems and precarious habitats. Belligerents take advantage of the chaos of war for poaching and trafficking of animal products. Livestock, companion, and zoo animals, highly dependent on human care, are direct victims of hostilities. The book is the first legal analysis of these issues. It maps the framework of international humanitarian law, examining which and how the concepts, principles, and rationales can be applied and adapted for a better protection of animals. The contributions inter alia discuss precautions for animal civilians, problems of animal combatants and prisoners, a specific status for veterinarian personnel, the recognition of biodiversity hotspots as specially protected zones, and the potential of enforcement mechanisms. The concluding chapter draws together novel interpretations and reform proposals.
- Identifies and develops normative principles and suggests measures to be taken by national and international authorities to improve implementation and enforcement of legal protection of animals during international and non-international armed conflicts
- Offers seminal conceptual analysis of the protection of animals during warfare, occupation, and disaster
- Recapitulates the basic legal concepts and integrates insights from other disciplines, presented in an accessible manner useful for historians, sociologists or ethologists
Product details
October 2022Hardback
9781316512043
376 pages
235 × 159 × 28 mm
0.78kg
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Table of Contents
- Part I. The Need for Protecting Animals in Wartime:
- 1. Animals in wartime: a legal research agenda Anne Peters and Jérôme de Hemptinne
- 2. Historical perspectives on animal involvement in wartime Clemens Wischermann
- 3. Ecological effects of warfare on wildlife Joshua Daskin and Robert Pringle
- 4. The protection of animals in wartime: rationale and challenges Heike Krieger and José Martinez Soria
- Part II. The Protection of Animals in International and Non-International Armed Conflicts:
- 5. Animals as property and as objects Marco Roscini
- 6. Animals as specially protected objects Sandra Krähenmann
- 7. Animals as part of the environment Jérôme de Hemptinne
- 8. Animals as endangered species Ayşe-Martina Böhringer and Thilo Marauhn
- 9. Animals as war weapons Chris Jenks
- 10. Animals as combatants and as prisoners of war? Jérôme de Hemptinne, Tadesse Kebebew and Joshua Joseph Niyo
- 11. Animals as means of medical transport, search and rescue Jérôme de Hemptinne
- 12. Veterinary personnel Katharine Fortin
- Part III. The Protection of Animals in Specific Situations:
- 13. Animals in occupied territory Marco Longobardo
- 14. Animals in protected zones Matthew Gillett
- 15. Animals in sea warfare Etienne Henry
- 16. Animals in disaster situations Giulio Bartolini
- 17. Animals as means of military experimentation Veronika BÃlková
- Part IV. Enforcement Regimes for the Protection of Animals in Wartime:
- 18. Repression of International Crimes Manuel Ventura
- 19. Reparation and rehabilitation Marina Lostal
- 20. The special regime for wildlife trafficking Karsten Nowrot
- 21. Enforcement powers of the United Nations Security Council Britta Sjöstedt
- Part V. For Better Animal Protection and Enforcement Regimes in Wartime:
- 22. Towards an effective legal protection of animals in wartime: key findings and concluding recommendations Jérôme de Hemptinne, Anne Peters and Robert Kolb.
