Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict : Theoretical and Practical Issues for the 21st Century
David. Lovell
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Farnham : : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (367 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; 1 Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict: An Issue in Context; 2 Are Attacks on Civilians Always Wrong?; 3 Civilian Immunity as an Almost Absolute Moral Rule; 4 Collateral Damage: Intending Evil and Doing Evil; 5 The Protection of Civilians from Violence and the Effects of Attacks in International Humanitarian Law; 6 Discriminate Warfare: The Military Necessity-Humanity Dialectic of International Humanitarian Law. - 14 Surviving in a War Zone: The Problem of Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan15 The Protection of Civilians During the Israeli-Hamas Conflict: The Goldstone Report; 16 An Assessment of the Gaza Report's Contribution to the Development of International Humanitarian Law; References; Index. - 7 Who is Protected Under International Humanitarian Law? Finding a Definition for 'Direct Participation in Hostilities'8 Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict Through Rules of Engagement; 9 Educating for Ethical Behaviour? Preparing Military Leaders for Ethical Challenges; 10 First Do No Harm: Refugee Law as a Response to Armed Conflict; 11 Private Military and Security Companies and the 'Civilianization' of War; 12 Remote Killing and Drive-By Wars; 13 Discrimination and Non-Lethal Weapons: Issues for the Future Military. - Eloquently combining theory and practice, leading scholars from the fields of political science, law and philosophy have been brought together to provide an essential overview of some of the major ethical, legal and political issues with regard to protecting civilians caught up in modern inter- and intra-state conflicts. In doing so, they examine what is being done, and what can be done, to make soldiers more aware of their responsibilities in this area under international law and the ethics of war, and more able to respond appropriately to the challenges that will confront them in the field.
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| ISBN | 9781409431251
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