Southern perspectives on Wildlife Crime. Non-punitive responses to IUU in Argentina

• In Event: Green Criminology #3 - Responding to Environmental harms and crimes

Abstract

Based on the study of regulatory instruments and open-ended in-depth interviews, this chapter focuses on the innovative work of the Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) in addressing IUU through non-punitive solutions. Specifically, the chapter analyses the PNA's intervention in the Huali 8 case, which the PNA described as a "paradigm shift" in the control of IUU in the EEZ. Bridging green and blue criminologies, this chapter highlights a case in the Global South that shows how a law enforcement agency destined to exercise punitive power sought to explore alternative courses of action that have served as an example in other parts of the world.

Author

• Valeria Vegh Weis, Buenos Aires University