دانلود کتاب حیوانات در حقوق بین الملل درگیری های مسلحانه

Animals are the unknown victims of armed conflicts. Wildlife populations usually decline during warfare, with disastrous repercussions on the food chain, on fragile ecosystems and precarious habitats. Armed forces and groups take advantage of the chaos raised by war to engage in the poaching and trafficking of expensive animal products. Livestock, companion and zoo animals, highly dependent on human care, are slaughtered, looted, bombed or starved on a massive scale. Some animals also serve in the military around the world in various capacities and are regularly exposed to the dangers of war. The book is the first legal analysis of these issues. It examines how the concepts and rationales of international humanitarian law can be applied for a better protection of animals. The contributions inter alia discuss the protection of animals as objects, as part of the environment, as combatants or as prisoners of war, a specific status for veterinarian personnel, the recognition of biodiversity hotspots as specially protected zones and the potential of enforcement mechanisms. The concluding chapter draws together novel interpretations and reform proposals.