International Studies Journal (ISJ)

International Studies Journal (ISJ)

Feasibility Assessment of the Capacity of Criminal Justice to Mitigate Climate Change through the Suppression of Objectives Arising from Terrorist Crimes Committed on Digital Platforms

Document Type : Original Article from Result of Research Project

Authors
Peyman Namamian 1
Sobhan Tayebi 2
1 Associate Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Arak University, Arak, Iran
2 Postdoctoral Researcher in International Criminal Environmental Law, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Arak University, Arak, Iran
10.22034/isj.2025.521581.2330
Abstract
Criminal Justice serves as the cornerstone for countering the most destructive acts contrary to human rights and dignity. The engagement of this pivotal institution with actions and conducts violating legal frameworks—such as terrorism, digital (cyber) crimes and climate change—is generally evaluated through national and regional approaches. Legal structures, such as United Nations programs, and operational frameworks, such as Interpol, exist at the international level to address these issues. In contemporary times, terrorist offenses leverage digital tools and technologies to advance their goals, utilizing digital platforms in order to pursue recruitment, financing, and weapons development schemes. This deleterious process inflicts irreparable harm on the biosphere, giving rise to climate-related crimes. Although the interaction between terrorism and climate change is bidirectional, encompassing both direct and indirect effects, the present study, conducted through library-based scientific research employs a descriptive-analytical method and an innovative approach, seeks to elucidate the suppression of digital (cyber) terrorism impacting climate change within the framework of criminal justice.
Keywords
Criminal Justice
Digital Terrorism
Climate-Related Crimes
Roadmap
Subjects
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