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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication
Foreword
Chapter 1. Foundation
Chapter 2. Complexity and interrelatedness in environmental law
with a special focus on biodiversity conservation
2.1. The birth of International Environmental Law
and the beginning of environmental protection
2.1.1. Environmental conferences organised within
the framework of the United Nations
2.1.2. The definition of International Environmental Law
and its main sources
2.2. The means of biodiversity conservation in International
Environmental Law
2.3. Interrelatedness in International Environmental Law and the
changes in regulatory thinking, from anthropocentric to holistic
and ecocentric approaches
Chapter 3. A changing mind-set towards environmental protection
The significance of eco-ethics and care for creation
3.1. Eco-ethic literature and the greening-of-religion in the context
of environmental destruction
3.2. Care for creation and environmental protection
Chapter 4. The history and definition of ecocide in law and literature
4.1. A brief history of ecocide
4.1.1. Early history of ecocide
4.1.2. The role of the International Law Commission
in establishing ecocide concept
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