The international law of environmental warfare: active and passive damage during armed conflict. From: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Jensen, Eric Talbot | COPYRIGHT 2005 Vanderbilt University, School of Law. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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One of the constant elements of warfare is its degrading effects on the environment. Many writers blame this destruction of the environment on inadequate standards in the international law of environmental warfare. To remedy this shortfall, the international law of environmental warfare should be categorized as either passive or active environmental warfare. Active environmental warfare requires the intentional "use" of the environment as a weapon of waging arm...

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