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 conceptualise and
examine the place of such ‘environmental victims’ in criminal
justice systems both nationally and internationally. Grounded in a
comparative approach and drawing on critical criminological arguments,
this volume examines many of the areas traditionally considered by
victimologists in relation to victims of environmental crime and, more
widely, environmental harm. These include victims’ rights,
compensation, treatment by criminal justice systems and participation
in that process. The book approaches the issue of ‘environmental
victimisation’ from a ‘social harms’ perspective (as opposed to
a ‘criminal harms’ one) thus problematising the definitions of
environmental crime found within most jurisdictions. Victims of
Environmental Harm concludes by mapping out the contours of further
research into a developing green victimology and how this agenda might
inform criminal justice reform and policy making at national and
global levels.This book will be of interest to researchers across a
number of disciplines including criminology, international law,
victimology, socio-legal studies and physical sciences as well as
professionals involved in policy making processes.
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Rights, Recognition and Redress Under National and International Law
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781136185052
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Antall sider
216
Forfatter