Whitesmann State Responsibility for Structural Violence by Manu Kaushik Edition 2026

Whitesmann State Responsibility for Structural Violence by Manu Kaushik Edition 2026

A critical legal study of state responsibility, structural violence, criminal exploitation and climate injustice, examining international legal frameworks, human-rights concerns and the need for greater global accountability in addressing climate and humanitarian crises.

State Responsibility for Structural Violence: From Criminal Exploitation to Climate Injustice examines how states can be held accountable for forms of structural violence that contribute to human rights violations, exploitation and climate-induced displacement.
The book explores the relationship between state responsibility, international law, human rights and climate justice. Through legal frameworks and case studies, it critically examines the systems and structures that allow exploitation and inequality to persist.
A central theme of the book is the need for stronger legal accountability when state actions or failures contribute to serious social, environmental and human-rights consequences. It also considers contemporary challenges arising from climate change and displacement.

Key Topics

• State Responsibility
• Structural Violence
• Criminal Exploitation
• Climate Injustice
• Climate-Induced Displacement
• Human Rights Violations
• International Law
• Climate Justice
• Legal Accountability
• Human Rights Law
• State Accountability
• Contemporary Legal Challenges
  About the Author
  Manu Kaushik is a practising lawyer with an LL.M. in Criminal and Security Law and over nine years of professional legal experience. According to the book’s back cover, his work focuses on issues including state responsibility, structural violence, criminal exploitation, climate injustice and legal accountability.