The Modern Military and the Environment: The Laws of Peace and War

by William A. Wilcox Jr.

Overview

The battle is an old one: man versus nature. And in modern society, man includes the military. Machines. Chemicals. Who wins the battle and at what cost? This practical analysis of the conflict between national security requirements and environmental responsibility looks at just that.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591919759
Publisher:	Government Institutes
Publication date:	04/16/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	188
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

William Wilcox is an attorney in the Washington, D.C., office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Mr. Wilcox spent fifteen years as an active duty military and civilian attorney, specializing in environmental law, to federal agencies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     v
Introduction: The Military and the Environment     vii
Peacetime Operations
The Business of Defense     3
Regulating the Military at Peace     11
Environmental Planning at Military Facilities     25
Emerging Issues concerning Military Operations     45
Land Acquisition through Military Land Withdrawals     59
Base Realignments and Closures     75
Access to Environmental Information
The Case for Access     93
Environmental Information and the U.S. Military     105
Freedom of Information in the United States     113
Wartime Operations
The Nature of War     133
The Laws of Armed Conflict and the Environment     141
Punishing Environmental War Crimes     153
Conclusion: National Security versus Natural Security     163
Index     167
About the Author     179