Warfare and the Wounded Earth: Environmental Dimensions of Conflict - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9347436321 ISBN 13: 9789347436321

Publisher: VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd, 2026

Synopsis

On-going international and non-international armed conflicts have caused massive environmental destruction. As the armed conflicts have become urbanised, the use of explosive weapons in populated areas has not only resulted in widespread civilian deaths and injuries, but has also played a prominent role in damaging and destroying the environment. The environmental destruction does not remain confined to the territories of the states involved in conflict; it affects the entire region and even the entire planet, deepening and exacerbating the global environmental crisis. There are strong views that the destruction and damage to soil, water resources, the atmosphere, and the destruction of plant and animal life need to be considered as serious crimes under international law: a crime against humanity.

This book covers various aspects of environmental damage during international and non-international armed conflicts, environmental impact following armed conflict and prospects for the Future. The book will be a valuable resource for academicians, researchers and students of international humanitarian law and environmental law, policy makers in the government and the members of the armed forces and civil society.

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About the Author

Dr Kanika Sharma is a Senior Assistant Professor at the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), New Delhi, India, Head- Centre for Advanced Studies in International Humanitarian and Military Law and Course Coordinator Post Graduate Diploma Course International Law and Diplomacy, Human Rights, International Humanitarian and Refugee Law, which is conducted by the Indian Academy of International Law, teaching wing of ISIL. She has completed her LL B, LL M and Ph D from the University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir. She has qualified UGC NET-JRF and awarded Gold Medal in LL M. She has Ph D in the area of international refugee law, national perspective and POJK displaced persons. She has presented papers and delivered lectures in the field of refugee law, human rights and humanitarian law at national and international universities, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi. She has co-edited two books published by the Indian Society of International Law: International Refugee Law and Modern Warfare and International Humanitarian Law: Evolving Challenges and Normative Developments.

Edition details

• Publisher: VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9347436321
• ISBN 13: 9789347436321
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 378
• Editor: Sharma Kanika