Considering Environmental War Crime

The contemporary jus in bello and jus ad bellum criminal liability for enviromental damage has been considered in this paper. Using the methodology of criminal law, it included factual, ethical and legal aspects of environmental protection in warfare. The interactions of relevant bodies of international law, including law of armed conflict, humanitarian law, criminal law, environmental law and human rights law were investigated. The results of research include findings about premises and conditions which constitute the international environmental criminal liability, its credentials and shortcomings, namely its dubious ethical legitimacy, narrow scope of application, and the vagueness, subjectivity and non-legal criteria dependance of its legal provisions.