A responsabilidade civil do estado por danos ambientais decorrentes de atos terroristas

Abstract

The work will deal with the consequences of terrorist acts on the environment. The application of civil responsibility is the proper legal mechanism to face up to the issue of responsibility for the damage caused to the environment by terrorist activity. The acts of terrorist s, which currently haunt the world community, in addition to resulting in the countless and terrible loss of human life, also cause environmental damage, which in many cases put large swathes of the world s population at risk, placing the future of humankind in grave danger. The environment is essential to a healthy quality of life and is intertwined to the right to health and life, which is a third generation human right. Thus, we deal with the right to a balanced and healthy environment as a fundamental right of man. The environment reflects common and higher values and constitutes a common interest of all society. Hence, to establish those responsible for environmental harm resulting from terrorist acts has been shown to be of extreme relevance, given that these acts are increasingly audacious and have been harming a greater number of communities. Terrorism-related issues know no borders, especially as regard the consequences of these acts for the environment. The world cannot remain inert to such events. To this end, the State exercises a fundamental role, bearing in mind it has a duty to repress and prevent terrorism and the greater duty to conserve the environment for present and future generations.