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Category Archives: Law and policy

Sep262020

ICRC | Guidelines on the protection of the natural environment in armed conflict

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsSeptember 26, 2020

2020 update to the International Committee of the Red Cross’s 1994 guidelines on international humanitarian law’s provisions for environmental protection during armed conflicts.

Sep92020

Webinar: Launching a new rights-based framework to assist victims of toxic remnants of war

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsSeptember 9, 2020

Webinar to launch a new report from the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic and CEOBS on a newly developed framework to assist victims of toxic remnants of war. September 30th 16:00-17:30 CEST, 10:00-11:30 EST – registration is now open.

Jul32020

AOAV | The broken land: The environmental consequences of explosive weapon use

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsJuly 3, 2020

Focusing on Syria and Ukraine, AOAV review four key areas of environmental concern to gain some understanding of the environmental consequences from the use of explosive weapons. These areas are unexploded ordnance, agriculture, infrastructural damage, and flora and fauna.

Oct262019

ICRC | International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

External Content, Law and policyBy ConEnvObsOctober 26, 2019

This report provides insights into the positions likely to be taken by the ICRC in its revised environmental guidelines for military manuals, which are expected to be published in 2020.

Sep152019

ILC | Report of the ILC to the UN General Assembly

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsSeptember 15, 2019

This report contains all 28 draft principles adopted by the ILC at First Reading in July 2019, together with their commentaries.

Jun62019

Gleick | Water as a weapon and casualty of armed conflict: A review of recent water-related violence in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 6, 2019

Recent and ongoing conflicts in the MENA have seen the increasing use of water as a weapon and as a target, this paper by the Pacific Institute analyses this trend and considers ways to address it through enhancing protection during conflicts.

Jun62019

ILC | Text and titles of the draft principles provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee on first reading

External Content, Law and policyBy ConEnvObsJune 6, 2019

First look at the entire suite of draft legal principles that have been under development by the International Law Commission since 2013 and which are intended to enhance protection for the environment in relation to armed conflicts.

Jun52019

ICRC | Natural environment: neglected victim of armed conflict

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 5, 2019

In late 2019, the ICRC will launch updated guidelines for militaries on environmental protection during armed conflicts, this blog and animation consider why they are needed.

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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What could the presidential election in #Colombia mean for its environment?

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Will Colombia's next president finally put the environment first?

Gustavo Petro is the current frontrunner for the Colombian Presidential election.

www.euronews.com

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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12+ Forgot to add, in response to states and others, the ILC dropped the use of the dated #IHL term "natural environment" instead using the term "environment" throughout. The 1970s term has been overtaken by our understanding. #PERAC

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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But coming 50 years after #Stockholm50, and a decade in the making, the #PERAC principles could be a hugely valuable baseline of conduct around the environment in conflict. We all have a responsibility to make sure that happens. 12/12

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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What's next? 1) the revised commentaries will be published in the summer. 2) the principles will go to the #UNGA for final comment and adoption by states. They will remain non-binding so implementation will be a huge challenge in the years ahead. 11/12

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If not us, who? How States – with the help of civil society – can implement the legal framework protecting the environment from armed conflict - Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog

Why States have a vital role to play in ensuring the legal framework on environmental protection during armed conflict is implemented.

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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On remnants of war, two themes here: 1. The term toxic remnants of war is now a term in #IntLaw 2. The holistic framing used is a return to the days before remnants of war were framed solely by their explosive impact on people, important, but not the whole story. 10/12

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @detoxconflict ·
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More detail was added to the principles post-conflict assessment and assistance, we would have like the principles on relief and assistance to go further, particularly given that reparations are both very slow and very unusual. 9/12

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