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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465161603321

Autore

Hall Matthew (Criminologist)

Titolo

Victims of environmental harm : rights, recognition and redress under national and international law / / Matthew Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-08344-X

1-299-27943-0

1-136-18506-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Routledge frontiers of criminal justice ; ; 8

Disciplina

344.04/6

Soggetti

Offenses against the environment

Victims of crimes - Legal status, laws, etc

Reparation (Criminal justice)

Liability for environmental damages

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Victims, environmental harm and international law -- Identifying and conceptualising the victims of environmental harm -- Environmental victims across jurisdictions : criminal law and state responsibility -- Human rights, victim rights, environmental rights? -- Responding to environmental victimisation : compensation, restitution and redress -- Mapping out a green victimology.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, the increasing focus on climate change and environmental degradation has prompted unprecedented attention being paid towards the criminal liability of individuals, organisations and even states for polluting activities. These developments have given rise to a new area of criminological study, often called 'green criminology'. Yet in all the theorising that has taken place in this area, there is still a marked absence of specific focus on those actually suffering harm as a result of environmental degradation. This book represents a unique attempt to substantively conceptuali