The Ecology of War and Peace

'This book lucidly analyses how international law regulates and often exacerbates the 'slow violence' of ecological damage. Eliana Cusato unravels the interconnectedness of conflict and environmental destruction, exploring the tensions between the values of militarism and warfare on the one hand and ecological sustainability on the other. The book is startling and important, calling for a reframing of the relationship between conflict and the natural world.' Hilary Charlesworth, Melbourne Law School 'Eliana Cusato's illuminating book demonstrates the impoverished and limited ways in which existing international law protects the environment in conflict. In revealing and exploring these inadequacies, Cusato provides us with a compelling account of the work that needs to be done if we are to address the many challenges arising from the complex relationship between the environment and conflict. Deeply researched, richly inter-disciplinary in its approach and written with impressive clarity, this is a valuable and urgently needed book.' Antony Anghie, National University of Singapore and University of Utah 'Dr Cusato is cleared eyed about the complexity and difficulties involved in formulating a legal regime when some of the belligerents in intra-state conflicts are generally not constrained by formal rules of international law. The book offers profound inter-disciplinary insights and is candid in its conclusion that ultimately, here, lawyers don't have all the answers.' Phoebe Okowa, Professor of Public International Law, Queen Mary, University of London