Lebanon Oil Spill Legal Assessment

Following the Israeli attacks of the Jiyyeh power plant in Lebanon on 13 and 15 July 2006 during the hostilities between Lebanon and Israel from 12 July till 8 September 2006, the Institute for Environmental Security engaged Mr Bronkhorst and Dr Koppe to prepare a legal assessment.

Analysts say these attacks have spilled an estimated amount of 15,000 tons of heavy IFO 150 into the Mediterranean Sea and 20,000 tons of fuels is thought to have been burnt.

The legal assessment of these bombardments focuses on two questions, namely whether or not Israel may be held responsible under public international law for the environmental damage resulting from the bombardments (infra section 2), and whether or not those who ordered the bombardments may be held individually responsible under public international law

The report was finished in February 2007 and is now available to the wider public.

Download the Report (7,1 MB) - Go to ES Action Guide