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"the destine of humans cannot be separated from the destiny of earth" The discussion below is premised on the environmental liability, that is, any liability contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines or penalties). In this regards a critical evaluation of the adequacy of penalties for violation of environmental law in Zimbabwe will be addressed. The criminal sanctions and civil liabilities of any contravention of environmental legislation which protects the environment from environmental damages. The discussion is an illustration of the difficulties encountered in regulating environmental protection in Zimbabwe. 1     Environmental degradation   Despite sanctions imposed by the Environmental Management Act (EMA) and other national and international legislation in the country, environmental damage prevails and remains very difficult to combat in Zimbabwe. Environmental degradation is the deteriorat

LAW OF WAR; AUTONOMOUS WEAPONRY AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW Autonomous weapons can be described as weapons which once they are   activated, they select targets and engage them with violent force without further intervention by human operators [1] . Autonomy is a matter of degree, it ranges from weapons which operate with some degree of human oversight and those that operate completely independent. These autonomous weapons pose considerable challenges for international humanitarian law (IHL), in particular to the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution. The question with regards to these weapons, is whether they will be able to satisfy the minimum requirements of IHL in the same manner that humans are capable of doing, although they sometimes wantonly disregard them. The minimum requirements are as follows; ability to distinguish between military and non-military persons and objects, ability to determine the legitimacy of targets make proportionality dec

Discuss human rights compliance strategies adopted in different human rights systems and their effectiveness.                                                                          By                                      Tatenda Madamombe Mhofu This question is twofold; it requires the writer to discuss firstly, the human rights compliance strategies that have been adopted in various distinct human rights system and secondly, make an evaluation on the effectiveness of the same. Accordingly, it becomes indisputably imperative to appreciate the meanings of the phrases ‘human rights compliance strategies’ and ‘effectiveness’ for purposes of determining the scope of this write-up. The former may be generally understood to mean mechanisms that have been put in place to ensure or guarantee that there is observance of, obedience or adherence to human rights obligations as outlined under a   given human rights system. [1] The latter loosely refers to the prop