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
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.