Fighting Deforestation in Non-International Armed Conflicts

The Relevance of the Rome Statute for Rosewood Trafficking in Senegal

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ID4610035
AuthorsPauline Martini (0000-0001-5019-5086, Queen Mary University of London, corresponding author), Maud Sarliève (Université Paris Nanterre)
Year2022
Volume11
Issue1
Pages95-117
Publication date2022-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransnational Environmental Law (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2047-1025 • E-ISSN: 2047-1033
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s2047102521000200
OpenAlexW4205952112
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

This article examines rosewood trafficking in the Casamance region of Senegal to determine whether acts of massive deforestation committed in the context of a non-international armed conflict can be prosecuted before the International Criminal Court (ICC) as war crimes of pillage and destruction of property under Article 8(2)(e)(v) and (xii) of the Rome Statute, respectively. It examines two of the main challenges resulting from the application of these provisions to acts of massive deforestation in the light of the ICC Elements of Crimes. Firstly, the article addresses the delicate issue of the establishment of a nexus between these acts and the related non-international armed conflict. Secondly, it discusses whether natural resources may qualify as 'property' for the purpose of Article 8(2)(e)(v) and (xii). It then offers avenues of reflection regarding the determination of ownership of these resources to fulfil the requirements of the Rome Statute

Archaeology · Armed conflict · Geography · International law · Political science · Statute · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Engineering · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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