TY - JOUR
T1 - Countering Hybrid Eco-threats to Global Security Under International Law
T2 - The Need for an Comprehensive Legal Approach
AU - Sanden, Joachim
AU - Bachmann, Sascha Dominik
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Threats to environmental security ('eco-threats') face not only shortcomings of environmental protection during hostilities under the Law of Armed Conflict. Considering the new 'Hybrid Threat' concept, which had recently been discussed by NATO, the authors recognise from the perspective of International Law the need for adopting a comprehensive legal approach towards such threats. The International Environmental Law, the International Humanitarian Law and the Customary International Law show some shortcomings to tackle the new challenge. In the focus is the rule of law, in particular the principle of proportionality, which can play a role when countering such threats and legal rules can have a positive effect on the international community's ability to act.
AB - Threats to environmental security ('eco-threats') face not only shortcomings of environmental protection during hostilities under the Law of Armed Conflict. Considering the new 'Hybrid Threat' concept, which had recently been discussed by NATO, the authors recognise from the perspective of International Law the need for adopting a comprehensive legal approach towards such threats. The International Environmental Law, the International Humanitarian Law and the Customary International Law show some shortcomings to tackle the new challenge. In the focus is the rule of law, in particular the principle of proportionality, which can play a role when countering such threats and legal rules can have a positive effect on the international community's ability to act.
KW - Eco law fare
KW - Eco threats
KW - Eco treats during hostilities
KW - Hybrid threats
KW - NATO's hybrid threat experiment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84891903539&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10991-013-9135-y
DO - 10.1007/s10991-013-9135-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84891903539
SN - 0144-932X
VL - 34
SP - 261
EP - 289
JO - Liverpool Law Review
JF - Liverpool Law Review
IS - 3
ER -