OUVRAGE : A. Peters, J. de Hemptinne, R. Kolb (eds.), Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict

Anne PETERS, Jérôme de HEMPTINNE, Robert KOLB

Animals are the unknown victims of armed conflicts. Wildlife populations usually decline during warfare, with disastrous repercussions on the food chain, on fragile ecosystems and precarious habitats. Belligerents take advantage of the chaos of war for poaching and trafficking of animal products. Livestock, companion, and zoo animals, highly dependent on human care, are direct victims of hostilities. The book is the first legal analysis of these issues. It maps the framework of international humanitarian law, examining which and how the concepts, principles, and rationales can be applied and adapted for a better protection of animals. The contributions inter alia discuss precautions for animal civilians, problems of animal combatants and prisoners, a specific status for veterinarian personnel, the recognition of biodiversity hotspots as specially protected zones, and the potential of enforcement mechanisms. The concluding chapter draws together novel interpretations and reform proposals.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Part I. The Need for Protecting Animals in Wartime

1. Animals in Wartime: A Legal Research Agenda, Anne Peters, Jérôme de Hemptinne

2. Historical Perspectives on Animal Involvement in Wartime, Clemens Wischermann

3. Ecological Effects of Warfare on Wildlife, Joshua H. Daskin, Robert M. Pringle

4. The Protection of Animals in Wartime: Rationale and Challenges, Heike Krieger, José Martínez Soria

Part II. The Protection of Animals in International and Non-international Armed Conflicts

5. Animals as Property and as Objects, Marco Roscini

6. Animals as Specially Protected Objects, Sandra Krähenmann

7. Animals as Part of the Environment, Jérôme de Hemptinne

8. Animals as Endangered Species, Ayşe-Martina Böhringer, Thilo Marauhn

9. Animals as War Weapons, Chris Jenks

10. Animals as Combatants and as Prisoners of War? Jérôme de Hemptinne, Tadesse Kebebew, Joshua Joseph Niyo

11. Animals as Means of Medical Transportation, Search and Rescue, Jérôme de Hemptinne

12. Veterinary Personnel, Katharine Fortin

Part III. The Protection of Animals in Specific Situations

13. Animals in Occupied Territory, Marco Longobardo

14. Animals in Protected Zones, Matthew Gillett

15. Animals in Sea Warfare, Etienne Henry

16. Animals in Disaster Situations, Giulio Bartolini

17. Animals as Means of Military Experimentation, Veronika Bílková

Part IV. Enforcement Regimes for the Protection of Animals in Wartime

18. Repression of International Crimes, Manuel J. Ventura

19. Reparation and Rehabilitation, Marina Lostal

20. The Special Regime for Wildlife Trafficking, Karsten Nowrot

21. Enforcement Powers of the United Nations Security Council, Britta Sjöstedt

Part V. Towards Better Protection of Animals in Wartime

22. Key Findings and Recommendations, Jérôme de Hemptinne, Anne Peters, Robert Kolb

Index

Anne PETERS, Jérôme de HEMPTINNE, Robert KOLB (eds.), Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2022 (410 pp.)