Keywords
Criminal offense
Environment
Protection of human life and health
Environmental objects
Crime indicators
European legislation
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Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the current criminal legislation regarding liability for environmental violations through the lens of threats to human life and health and conduct a comprehensive analysis of statistical data in the field of criminal law protection of the environment.
Methodology/approach: The methodological basis and research tool of this study are the main principles and methods of the theory of scientific cognition. The dialectical method facilitated the identification and detection of contradictions within the object of cognition, establishing the regularities of existence and development trends of criminally punishable offenses against the environment.
Originality/Relevance: The article emphasize the importance of a comprehensive approach to the protection of human life as an integral part of the environment and underline the necessity of adapting national legislation to international environmental standards.
Key findings: The article calls for strengthening criminal liability for environmental crimes, especially in the context of modern challenges, particularly military aggression.
Theoretical/methodological contributions: The methods for determining environmental damage caused by illegal human activity, including military aggression, need to be improved. In this regard, it is seen as promising to divide the harm caused to the environment into direct ecological damage and damage to human life and health.
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