From Kuwait to Ukraine: Conflict’s Implications on the Natural Environment and the Responses of International Humanitarian Law
Journal: Mezinárodní a srovnávací právní revue/International and Comparative Law Review
Year: 2023

Summary The natural environment has long been the silent casualty of war according to the Guidelines on the Protection of the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). As presented by the ICRC, International Humanitarian Law (IHL) does not reflect the reality of warfare today. Hence, this article builds on the ICRC recommendations with the aim of underlining changes that are essential for protecting the environment during war. Drawing on