The environment as a casualty of war: the role of the African union regulatory framework towards securing environmental protection during armed conflicts
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2013
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This mini-thesis analyses the international legal framework governing the protection of the natural environment during armed conflicts. It critically examines the normative rules in international humanitarian law and international environmental law in respect of environmental damage during armed conflicts and it highlights the strengths and shortcomings of international law in this regard.
Furthermore, this thesis investigates how the regulatory structures of the African Union (AU) address the problem of environmental damage during armed conflict. It draws on the aforementioned analyses to determine how regional law in Africa differs from the international regime and in what ways the regional framework may serve to complement the international legal regime in order to strengthen the protection of the environment during armed conflict on the continent.
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Magister Legum - LLM
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African Union, Armed conflict, Environmental protection, International environmental law (IEL), International humanitarian law (IHL), Natural resource exploitation, Principle of permanent sovereignty