DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF ECOLOGICAL SAFETY IN ECOCIDE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the concept of ecological safety when committing ecocide. There is a threat to ecological security during the war due to the possibility of flooding of mines, which cause leakage of dangerous substances, entering rivers and seas, pollution of air and soil, destruction of forests. The relevance of the article is explained by the need to define the concept of environmental security from the standpoint of the object of ecocide. The consequences of committing ecocide cannot be fully determined, calculated, and predicted due to hostilities, occupation of the territory, problems in the qualification of ecocide, and issues of compensation for damage caused to the ecology of our state. A large part of the territory is mined, which poses a threat to the ecological security of the state, normal living, and farming for a long time. The purpose of the article is determined by the analysis of the commission of ecocide during the war, in particular, the study of the direct object of the crime, which is public relations in the field of environmental security. In order to define the concept of ecological safety, an analysis of legal scientific literature and scientific literature on ecology was carried out, which indicate the occurrence of a threat to ecological safety in the form of negative anthropogenic influence, the possibility of a natural disaster or catastrophe. It is possible to ensure the ecological safety of the state with the help of measures aimed at improving and correct application of criminal law norms and basic concepts in the definition of ecocide. It is necessary to support the position of scientists regarding the three directions of the meaning of the term «ecological safety». The scientific literature summarizes existing environmental threats to our country that arose or intensified as a result of ecocide. It requires further study of the concept of ecocide, improvement of the legal regulation of ecocide, study of the shortcomings of this crime in order to ensure environmental safety and restoration of our state.