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International humanitarian law and the protection of the environment in time of armed conflict

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Philippe Antoine
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The condition of our planet today is, to say the least, a cause for great concern. As recently stated by Ms. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway and Chairman of the World Commission on Environment and Development: “We are living in an historic transitional period in which awareness of the conflict between human activities and environmental constraints is literally exploding”. A decisive battle is now under way to preserve a truly endangered planet from the threat of extinction.

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Protection of the Environment in Time of Armed Conflict
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International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 32 , Issue 291 , December 1992 , pp. 517 - 537
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Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1992

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