Of Violence and (In)visibility: The Securitisation of Climate Change in International Law


Publisher: London Review of International Law

Author(s): Eliana Cusato

Date: 2022

Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Governance

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Drawing upon critical security studies, I explore the political stakes involved in characterising climate change as a peace and security issue. I argue that international law is involved in the constitution and embedding of specific climate security discourses, which have an impact on whose violence is seen and, thus, condemned.