Summary
In 1994, Uzbekistan incorporated Chapter 14. Crimes Related to Environment Protection and Conservancy into its criminal code. Article 196. Pollution of Natural Environment states that “Pollution or damage of land, water, or atmospheric air, resulting in mass disease incidence of people, death of animals, birds, or fish, or other grave consequences – shall be punished with fine from one hundred to two hundred minimum monthly wages or deprivation of certain rights up to five years, or correctional labor up to three years. The same acts resulting in death of a person – shall be punished with arrest from three to six months, or imprisonment up to three years and deprivation of certain rights.”
However, a 2003 criminal code replaced Uzbekistan’s 1994 criminal code, eliminating any mention of ecocide.
Suggested Citation:
Kauffman, Craig, Catherine Haas, Alex Putzer, Shrishtee Bajpai, Kelsey Leonard, Elizabeth Macpherson, Pamela Martin, Alessandro Pelizzon & Linda Sheehan. Eco Jurisprudence Monitor. V2. 2026. Distributed by the Eco Jurisprudence Monitor. https://ecojurisprudence.org/initiatives/1994-criminal-code-of-uzbekistan/.
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