Armed Conflict and Environmental Damage - Paperback

by U. C. Jha (Author)

This book provides details of the environmental destruction wreaked during international and non-international armed conflicts and argues that the existing legal regime for the protection of the environment during armed conflict requires substantial modification.

Author Biography

Wing Commander Dr U C Jha is an independent researcher. He has an extensive academic experience in the fields of international humanitarian law, human rights laws and the military law. He has been teaching these subjects for more than a decade and is a resource person for the South Asian Teaching Sessions in IHL, conducted by the International Committee of the Red Cross. He has served in the Indian Air Force for 24 years. He holds a Ph D degree in Law and Governance from Jawaharlal Nehru University; master's degree in law, life sciences, business administration, and defence and strategic studies; with post-graduate diplomas in environmental laws, intellectual property laws, and international humanitarian law, refugee law and human rights laws. This is his eleventh book.