International Criminal Law as a Catalyst for Environmental Peacebuilding
Citeroni, Nicole LU
(2024)
In Cambridge International Law Journal
13(2).
p.244-260
- Abstract
- This paper examines the intersection of peace, justice and sustainability by exploring the
potential of international criminal law to contribute to environmental peacebuilding goals,
which include sustainable governance of natural resources and cooperation to establish
lasting peaceful relations within and between States. Despite the merits of existing stud-
ies in shedding light on the concept of environmental peacebuilding and investigating its
relationship with international law, little attention has been paid by international legal
scholarship to the nexus between international criminal law and environmental peace-
building. Therefore, this paper aims to fill a scholarly gap by providing some reflections... (More) - This paper examines the intersection of peace, justice and sustainability by exploring the
potential of international criminal law to contribute to environmental peacebuilding goals,
which include sustainable governance of natural resources and cooperation to establish
lasting peaceful relations within and between States. Despite the merits of existing stud-
ies in shedding light on the concept of environmental peacebuilding and investigating its
relationship with international law, little attention has been paid by international legal
scholarship to the nexus between international criminal law and environmental peace-
building. Therefore, this paper aims to fill a scholarly gap by providing some reflections on
the harmful interconnection between armed conflict and the environment, arguing that the
norms and institutions of international criminal law can contribute to the achievement of
environmental peacebuilding goals at every stage of the conflict cycle: before, during and
after a conflict. After introducing the concept of environmental peacebuilding and high-
lighting its connections with international criminal law, the paper examines how the latter
can promote environmental peacebuilding goals in the pre-conflict phase by preventing the
misuse of natural resources; during conflicts by preventing and reducing damage to the
environment; and in the post-conflict phase by promoting reparation and reconciliation as
prerequisites for lasting peace and justice. The last section discusses the main findings of
the paper, which uphold the hypothesis that international criminal law can act as a catalyst
for environmental peacebuilding processes. (Less)
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- Citeroni, Nicole
LU
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- publishing date
- 2024-12-20
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- Contribution to journal
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- subject
- keywords
- Environmental peacebuilding, International criminal law, Natural resources, Armed conflicts, Sustainable Peace, Internationell straffrätt
- in
- Cambridge International Law Journal
- volume
- 13
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 17 pages
- publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
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- scopus:85215762208
- ISSN
- 2398-9173
- DOI
- 10.4337/cilj.2024.02.04
- language
- English
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