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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 11 N 15 31 31 34 35 42 46 51 53 58 67 68 68 72