Domicide Explained

See main article: Outline of genocide studies. Domicide (from Latin domus, meaning home or abode, and caedo, meaning deliberate killing) is the widespread destruction of a living environment, forcing the incumbent humans to move elsewhere.^{[1] [2]} In a human rights context, domicide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of housing and basic infrastructure, making an area uninhabitable.^[3] The concept of domicide originated in the 1970s, but only assumed its present meaning in 2022, after a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing.^{[4] [5]}

Notable historical examples of domicide include: the Bombing of Tokyo, which was the most destructive and deadly non-nuclear bombing in human history^[6], the bombing of Warsaw and Dresden and the destruction perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.^[7] Experts have argued that international law should be amended to consider domicide a war crime.^[8]

See also

• Topocide
• Urbicide

Further reading

See also: Bibliography of Genocide studies.

• Book: Azzouz, Ammar . November 2022. Domicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria . 978-1350248106 . .
• Book: Porteous. Douglas. Domicide: The Global Destruction Of Home . 2001. . Sandra E.. Smith . 978-0773522572.

External links

• Domicide: The Mass Destruction of Homes Should Be a Crime Against Humanity, MIT Faculty Newsletter (January—March 2024)

Notes and References

1. Web site: . What is 'domicide,' and why has war in Gaza brought new attention to the term?. Becky . Sullivan . 9 February 2024 . 21 May 2024 .
2. Book: Porteous, Douglas. Domicide: The Global Destruction Of Home. 2001. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. 12. Sandra E. Smith . 9780773569614.
3. News: Amid Israeli Destruction in Gaza, a New Crime Against Humanity Emerges: Domicide . 2024-01-05 . Haaretz . en.
4. Web site: 2022-10-28 . Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, Balakrishnan Rajagopal (A/77/190) [EN/AR/RU/ZH] - World ReliefWeb ]. 2024-01-05 . reliefweb.int . en.
5. Web site: October 28, 2022 . “Domicide” must be recognised as an international crime: UN expert . Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
6. March 9, 1945: Burning the Heart Out of the Enemy. Long. Tony. 9 March 2011. Wired. 1945: In the single deadliest air raid of World War II, 330 American B-29s rain incendiary bombs on Tokyo, touching off a firestorm that kills upwards of 100,000 people, burns a quarter of the city to the ground, and leaves a million homeless..
7. Book: Collins, Andrew E. Disaster and Development. 2009. Routledge. 109. 9780203879238.
8. News: Rajagopal . Balakrishnan . 2024-01-29 . Opinion Domicide: The Mass Destruction of Homes Should Be a Crime Against Humanity . 2024-01-29 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.