Abstract
The United Nations Compensation Commission (‘UNCC’) is a unique model for liability and compensation of environmental damage in an international context, influencing both jus in bello and jus post bellum. The UNCC provided a legal process that catalogued, assessed, and awarded money to pay to clean and repair the damaged soil, water, coastal ecosystems, and other harms resulting from the 1990-1 Gulf War. Its contributions include integration of environmental law principles into the reparations process; use of advanced techniques for assessment of environmental damage; and use of a multilateral process in a way that balanced confidentiality and transparency. The UNCC environmental programme, viewed as an innovative approach to justice after war, highlights the contribution that the environmental integrity norm can make.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Environmental Protection and Transitions from Conflict to Peace |
| Subtitle of host publication | Clarifying Norms, Principles, and Practices |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 329-366 |
| Number of pages | 38 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780198784630 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences
Keywords
- Environment
- Environmental damage
- Environmental rights
- Iraq
- Post-conflict
- United nations compensation commission