Fighting Environmental Crime in Europe and Beyond: The Role of the EU and Its Member States

Outline of the Chapters References A Paradigm Shift in Environmental Criminal Law Introduction Traditional Enforcement Approach The Place of Environmental Criminal Law Administrative Dependence of the Criminal Law Criminal Law as Primary Instrument Two Doctrinal Moves Environmental Protection through Criminal Law?Do We Have the Right Regime?Data Policy Changes Council of Europe Convention EU Environmental Crime Directive Domestic Level The Place of Environmental Criminal Law Administrative Dependence Administrative Penal Law Concluding Remarks References Legislative Documents Victims in the 'Land of Fires': Illegal Waste Disposal in the Campania Region, Italy Introduction Framing the Issue What Is the Crime in Question?Who Is Responsible for the Crimes in Question?Who Are the Victims?How Has the Illegal Burning and Burying of Toxic Waste Been Enforced or Prevented?The Campania Waste Disaster in Context The Epidemiological Controversy in Campania Research Design and Methodology The Role of Victims in the Land of Fires: Preliminary Results from the Affiliation Network Analysis Conclusions References Tackling Illegal Fisheries: The Role of Rights-Based Management Introduction The Definition of the Environmental Crime Impacts of Environmental Crime: The Impacts of IUU Fishing Regulation of Fisheries in EU Waters Factors Affecting Compliance Rights-Based Management as an Approach to Reduce Illegal Activity Conclusions References Wildlife Trafficking: Harms and Victimization Introduction A Brief Overview of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Green Criminology Perspective Methodology Victims Animal Victimization Human Victimization Offenders Offender Motivation Formal and Informal Reactions to Wildlife Victims and Offenders Rules and Regulations Enforcement Prosecution and Sanctions Informal Prevention and Control Concluding Thoughts/Recommendations References Illegal Shipments of E-waste from the EU to China Introduction What Is the Environmental Crime in Question?The Nature of the Illegal Activity The Extent of the Illegal Activity Overview of Key Actors Involved Motivations and Drivers behind the Illegal E-waste Shipments Who Are the Victims and What Is the Harm They Suffer?Overview of Key Groups of Victims Key Environmental and Human Health Impacts Environmental Impacts in China Human Health Impacts in China How Do Law Enforcement Agencies React to These Crimes?The EU Legal Framework and Its Effectiveness and Enforcement Chinese E-waste Legislation and Policies and Their Effectiveness Conclusions: Policy Implications and Recommendations References The EU Action to Protect the Environment in Kosovo and to Fight Environmental Crime Introduction The EU and the Protection of the Environment in Kosovo Kosovo and Environmental Crime Illegal Waste in Kosovo Illegal Logging in Kosovo Biodiversity and Environmental Crimes The Victims of Environmental Crime Conclusions References Armenia: A Case Study on Mining Introduction Overview of the Case Government Institutions Private Actors Foreign and International Actors Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mining in Armenia Domestic and International Legislation Law Enforcement and Adjudication The EU's Role in Combating Environmental Crime Conclusions and Policy Implications References Interview List Introduction Anatomy of Environmental Crime Offenders and Their Motives Victims and Harms Suffered Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention The Way Forward References