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25 Supremo Amicus [320] (2021)
Impact of Armed Conflict on the Environment

handle is hein.journals/supami25 and id is 320 raw text is: SUPREMO AMICUS a VOLUME 25 1 JULY, 2021 ISSN 2456-9704 IMPACT OF ARMED CONFLICT ON THE ENVIRONMENT By Mayank Mani From School of Law Humanities and Social Science, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gujarat Abstract: Armed conflicts always caused terrible effects on the environment. It is the major source of depletion of the natural resources. Environmental demolition has become an unavoidable result of modern warfare and military tactics. It leads to dislocation of thousands of people which causes intense pressure on the natural resources of their campsite. There had been many reflections in the past which are evident to show the harm caused on environment due to Armed Conflict. The World War I, Vietnam war etc had caused immense destruction to the Environment. During armed conflict, international humanitarian law tries to protect civilians and preserve their survival. As a result, it also aims to conserve the natural environment, which is essential for human survival. The environment is protected by IHL in two ways: through its general rules and some supplementary, particular requirements. The environment is covered by the general provisions on hostilities. Unless it has been transformed into a military target, the environment is normally civilian in nature and cannot be assaulted. Furthermore, while determining the proportionality of an attack on a military target, environmental harm must be considered. The employment of methods and means of warfare that are intended, or may be expected, to cause widespread, long-term, and serious damage to the natural environment has been specifically prohibited in Protocol I. Retaliatory attacks on the environment are likewise prohibited under the Protocol. Apart from it the ENMOD convention also played a significant role to prevent serious environmental harm. The International Committee of the Red Cross amended its 1994 guidelines and incorporate changes in treaty and customary International Humanitarian Law. It issued updated guidelines in 2020 that provide crucial measures that parties to armed conflicts might use to limit the environmental impacts of armed conflicts. INTRODUCTION Armed conflicts have always wreaked havoc on the environment. It is the major cause of depletion of natural resources. The violent conflict has also resulted in deforestation and a large-scale refugee exodus. War had bad consequences for a country. Deaths, bodily injuries, human relocation, and infrastructure destruction are among the negative results. Education and value systems were shattered as a result of the conflicts. It exacerbates mental discomfort and contributes to malnutrition. The depletion of natural resources causes epidemic disease outbreaks. Human nobility must be protected in all aspects of the conflict. As a result, the weaponry and ammunitions employed by combatants must be regulated in order to carry out these safeguards for human nobility. During such periods, law serves as a tool for regulating human behaviour both within a state's borders and across international borders. The worldwide legal order for environmental protection during armed conflict is based on a combination of basic principles, treaty rules, regulations, and judicial decisions. It includes a number of different types of www.supremoamicus.org PIF 6.242

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