Green criminology of war - theoretical and practical challenges

• In Event: Green Criminology #2 - War and Environmental harms and crimes

Abstract

The presentation aims to outline the contemporary scientific challenges faced by green criminology during armed conflict. The paper demonstrates the relationship between the scientific sub-disciplines of criminology referred to in the literature as “green criminology” and “criminology of war”. Subsequently, the presentation identifies common research themes specific to both sub-disciplines. The author discusses the theoretical and legal issues addressed by green criminologists, including problems in defining terms. The presentation gives examples of green crimes committed during armed conflicts, considering the current global situation. The paper also sketches the research directions undertaken by Polish criminologists gathered in the so-called “Polish School of Ecocriminology”.

Author

• Joanna Narodowska, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn