Download or read book Developments in the Law of Environmental Reparations written by Cymie R. Payne and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) is a unique model for liability and compensation of environmental damage in an international context, influencing both jus in bello and jus post bellum. The 1990-1991 Gulf War to evict Iraq from Kuwait was a public spectacle of environmental damage. It was followed by the UNCC's legal process that catalogued, assessed and awarded money to pay to clean and repair the damaged soil, water, coastal ecosystems, and other harms. The UNCC's contributions include integration of environmental law principles into the reparations process; use of advanced techniques for assessment of environmental damage; and use of a multilateral process in a way that balanced confidentiality and transparency. The UNCC environmental program advanced international law most significantly by serving notice that environmental damage caused in relation to an armed conflict can be a culpable offense. Finally, a great contribution of the UNCC environmental program, and its successors, will be the spotlight they shine on the often ignored devastation to the natural environment caused by armed conflict and its potential to lead us toward prevention of harm.