An Intersectional Analysis of Climate Change and Atrocity Crimes: Life on Earth is in Crisis(Routledge Critical Studies in Crime, Diversity and Criminal Justice)

Examining the relationship between anthropogenic climate change and atrocity crimes, this book analyses how gender, race, and species hierarchies shape experiences of and responses to the climate emergency. Investigating the nexus between human-induced climate change and atrocity crimes, this book champions a paradigm shift from human-centered approaches toward multi-species justice to mitigate the ramifications of this existential crisis. Readers will acquire a nuanced understanding of how prevailing climate crisis strategies are deficient: they marginalize the experiences of men and boys, prioritize Global North interests over the lives of those in the Global South and elevate human rights above those of other living beings. The research presents groundbreaking solutions through historical and contemporary case studies, a comprehensive assessment of environmental insecurity factors, and two innovative revisions to the definition of ecocide. Additionally, it proposes viable alternatives to capitalism, including a transition from economic globalization to global economic equity through ecological debt reparations, offering a comprehensive framework for achieving multi-species climate justice and establishing environmental destruction as an international crime. An Intersectional Analysis of Climate Change and Atrocity Crimes will be of great value to students and scholars in Green Criminology, War Studies, Security Studies, Law, History, Geography, Anthropology and Cultural Studies. It also serves as a valuable resource for policy architects, Responsibility to Protect professionals, humanitarian organizations, human rights advocates, security specialists and sustainability experts.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 The securitization of climate change 2 Case studies on the relationship between anthropogenic climate change and atrocity crimes: Darfur and Syria 3 Crimes against sentient beings: The case for the crime of animal and environmental ecocide 4 A blueprint for achieving multi-species climate justice 5 Conclusion

About the Author :
Stacy Banwell is Professor in Criminology at the University of Greenwich, United Kingdom. She is a leading scholar within non-speciesist and more-than-human criminology.

Review :
‘Clearly and concisely explains why ecocide should count as an atrocity crime alongside genocide and why such an expansion in international law advances a truly inclusive vision of climate justice, namely a multispecies one that counters anthropocentrism and capitalism.’ Maneesha Deckha, Professor and Lansdowne Chair, University of Victoria ‘Provides an essential discussion of gendered, racial, and environmental justice outcomes for humans, nonhuman animals and ecosystems impacted by climate change and atrocity crimes. The examples used and the theoretical and socio-political reflection makes for a comprehensive, compelling and convincing read.’ Gayle Letherby, Visiting Professor, Plymouth, Greenwich, Bath ‘Applying a critical lens to intersectional impacts of climate change across the human and more-than-human world, Stacy Banwell invites us to consider the failures of perpetuating anthropocentric norms and to fully engage with the consequences of climate change. This exciting and timely book is an important step forward in ecocide and atrocity crime discourse.’ Angus Nurse, Professor of Law and Environmental Justice, Anglia Ruskin University