Water crimes
A contemporary (security) issue
Keywords:
water; environment; pollution; crimeAbstract
A scarcity of clean drinking water resources is becoming one of the crucial problems of the 21st Century. Human race is dependent on water, because we not only drink it and need it for our survival, but it is also used for energy production, in the industrial production and in farming. Nowadays, despite the fact that we are living on a 'blue planet', the amounts of freshwater is decreasing, therefore its preservation is so much more important. What is more, any form of pollution or theft or other illegal activity against the water resources is thereby so much serious form of crime. In case of any violation of water protection legislation we talk about crimes against water. The purpose of this paper is to discuss about water crimes as a contemporary (security) issue and to focus on the situation in Slovenia and compare it with the situation in Serbia. Both countries are very rich with water resources and therefore possible targets of foreign (beverage) companies that need water for their functioning. In the conclusion the most important findings about the jeopardized drinking water resources with it related challenges are discussed.Downloads
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