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ECOCIDE 4.2. Ecocide as a new concept in law 4.2.1. Shaping new legal norms 4.2.2. Terminology 4.2.3. Definitions by literature 4.2.4. Definitions by law 4.2.5. The evaluation of the legal definition of ecocide Chapter 5. Ecocide as an environmental crime and the relevance of international criminal law 5.1. Remarks on the terminology of international criminal offences 5.2. The definition of environmental crime 5.2.1. Ecocide and wildlife crime 5.3. The protection of the environment in times of armed conflict 5.3.1. International legal framework 5.3.2. Historical examples of environmental destruction in times of war 5.4. The role of international judicial forums, with special regard to the International Criminal Court 5.4.1. The “greening” practice of the International Criminal Court Chapter 6. Ecocide and human rights with particular focus on the applicability of the human rights approach to the ecocide concept 6.1. The state of the environment and the enjoyment of human rights as inseparable elements in the light of ecocide 6.2. The third generation of human rights in the context of environmental harm 6.2.1. The legal foundation of environmental rights 6.2.2. Right to water 6.2.3. Right to food 6.3. The applicability of the human rights approach to the ecocide concept 6.4. Marginalised groups and ecocide 6.4.1. The definition and special needs of marginalised groups 6.4.2. Children’s rights and ecocide Chapter 7. Ecocide and Indigenous communities 7.1. The definition of Indigenous people and communities 7.2. Ethnocide, terricide, ecocide and genocide Chapter 8. Ecocide in the European sphere, with special regard to the law of the European Union 8.1. Environmental degradation and the quest for sustainability in the European sphere 12 76 76 80 80 83 85 89 90 90 94 100 100 109 115 118 121 122 125 127 133 136 139 141 141 143 147 149 152 157 158