Abstract
The paper is devoted to international legal protection of the environment during armed conflicts. The author emphasizes that armed conflicts, both international and non-international, continue to be one of the most serious threats to a healthy environment. An armed conflict taking place in the environment invariably poses a threat to ecosystems.The author summarizes that in international law there are special norms for the protection of natural environment during armed conflicts. At the same time, increasing the level of protection requires a clearer definition of the scope of application of customary law and the further development of treaty rules. While the objectives of protecting the natural environment are linked to the survival and protection of civilians, recognition of environmental protection during armed conflict as such constitutes an important trend. International law calls on States to enter into agreements that provide for additional protection of the natural environment during armed conflicts. The concept of “protecting the natural environment” in international humanitarian law refers to a wide range of obligations that can help protect the natural environment or its parts from damage. A high threshold for potential harm continues to pose the risk that such protection is not fully applicable in practice. There is an obvious tendency to use the potential of the principles of international environmental law when applying the norms of international humanitarian law. Thus, even in cases where the assessment of new means and methods of warfare does not provide scientific certainty with regard to their impact on the natural environment, this does not absolve the parties to the conflict from taking appropriate precautions. It is not enough that there are important rules of international humanitarian law protecting the natural environment during armed conflict; they need to be better disseminated, implemented and enforced, as well as validated and clarified.
Highlights
Вооруженные конфликты, международные и немеждународного характера, по-прежнему остаются одной из наиболее серьезных угроз благоприятному состоянию окружающей среды
The paper is devoted to international legal protection of the environment during armed conflicts
International law calls on States to enter into agreements that provide for additional protection of the natural environment during armed conflicts
Summary
Международная защита окружающей среды в период вооруженных конфликтов: традиции правового регулирования и новеллы толкования. Статья посвящена международно-правовой защите окружающей среды в период вооруженных конфликтов. Что вооруженные конфликты, международные и немеждународного характера, по-прежнему остаются одной из наиболее серьезных угроз благоприятному состоянию окружающей среды. Что в международном праве существуют специальные нормы по защите природной среды в период вооруженных конфликтов. Международное право призывает государства заключать между собой соглашения, предусматривающие дополнительную защиту природной среды в период вооруженных конфликтов. Недостаточно того, что существуют важные нормы международного гуманитарного права, защищающие природную среду во время вооруженного конфликта; необходимо лучше их распространять, осуществлять и обеспечивать их соблюдение, а также подтверждать и разъяснять. А. Международная защита окружающей среды в период вооруженных конфликтов: традиции правового регулирования и новеллы толкования // Lex russica. А. Международная защита окружающей среды в период вооруженных конфликтов. International Environmental Protection in Armed Conflicts: Traditional Legal Regulation and Interpretation Novelties
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