Protection of Civilians

Protection of Civilians
Author: Haidi Willmot
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2016
Genre: Law
ISBN: 019872926X

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The protection of civilians which has been at the forefront of international discourse during recent years is explored through harnessing perspective from international law and international relations. Presenting the realities of diplomacy and mandate implementation in academic discourse.

The Oxford Handbook of the Responsibility to Protect

The Oxford Handbook of the Responsibility to Protect
Author: Alex J. Bellamy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1169
Release: 2016
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198753845

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The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is intended to provide an effective framework for responding to crimes of genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. It is a response to the many conscious-shocking cases where atrocities - on the worst scale - have occurred even during the post 1945 period when the United Nations was built to save us all from the scourge of genocide. The R2P concept accords to sovereign states and international institutions a responsibility to assist peoples who are at risk - or experiencing - the worst atrocities. R2P maintains that collective action should be taken by members of the United Nations to prevent or halt such gross violations of basic human rights. This Handbook, containing contributions from leading theorists, and practitioners (including former foreign ministers and special advisors), examines the progress that has been made in the last 10 years; it also looks forward to likely developments in the next decade.

UN Peacekeeping Operations and the Protection of Civilians

UN Peacekeeping Operations and the Protection of Civilians
Author: Conor Foley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2017-09-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108416241

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Appendix C: UN Security Council and General Assembly Resolutions and Presidential Statements -- UN Security Council Resolutions -- UN General Assembly Resolutions -- UN Security Council Meetings and Presidential Statements -- Bibliography -- Books -- Academic Articles and Opinion -- Index

Protection of Civilians and Individual Accountability

Protection of Civilians and Individual Accountability
Author: Lenneke Sprik
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2019-08-13
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0429754809

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This book explores the question of whether peacekeeping commanders can be held accountable for a failure to protect the civilian population in the mission area. This requires an assessment of whether peacekeeping commanders have an obligation to act against such serious crimes being committed under domestic and international law. The work uses the cases of the Dutch and Belgian peacekeeping commanders in Srebrenica and Kigali as examples, but it also places the analysis into the context of contemporary peacekeeping operations. It unfolds two main arguments. First, it provides a critical note to the contextual interpretation given to international law in relation to peacekeeping. It is argued that establishing a specific paradigm for peacekeeping operations with clear rules of interpretation and benchmark criteria would benefit peacekeeping and international law by making the contextual interpretation of international law redundant. Second, it is held that alternative options to the existing forms of criminal responsibility for military commanders should be considered, possibly focusing more clearly on failing to fulfil a norm of protection that is specific to peacekeeping and distinct from protective obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law.

Protecting Civilians

Protecting Civilians
Author: Siobhán Wills
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2009-02-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199533873

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Historical review of civilian protection by UN peacekeepers -- The extent to which peacekeeping and other multi-national forces have a general 'responsibility to protect' under international humanitarian law -- The extent to which peacekeeping and other multi-national forces have a general 'responsibility to protect' under international human rights law -- The applicability of occupation law to peacekeeping and other multi-national operations -- Implications for peacekeepers and other multi-national forces.

Protecting Civilians in War

Protecting Civilians in War
Author: Miriam Bradley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2016
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198716389

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This volume examines the roles, methods, and effectiveness of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in protecting civilians in internal armed conflicts.

Civilian Protection in Armed Conflicts

Civilian Protection in Armed Conflicts
Author: Robert Schütte
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2014-10-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 365802206X

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The study analyzes three themes: first, the evolution of the concept of civilians in the course of human history, and secondly, the situation and victimization of civilians in armed conflict since 1990, and third, how the international community since the end of the Cold War to protect civilians has monitored by the mandating robust UN peacekeeping missions. The United Nations Mission in the Congo functions as a case study.

The Impossible Mandate?

The Impossible Mandate?
Author: Victoria K. Holt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2006
Genre: Aggression (International law)
ISBN: 9780977002306

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Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict

Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict
Author: Igor Primoratz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317074343

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There is almost unanimous agreement that civilians should be protected from the direct effects of violent conflict, and that the distinction between combatant and non-combatant should be respected. But what are the fundamental ethical questions about civilian immunity? Are new styles of conflict making this distinction redundant? 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. 'Protecting Civilians During Violent Conflict' presents a clear-eyed look at the dilemmas facing regular combatants as they confront enemies in the modern battlespace, and especially the complications arising from the new styles of conflict where enemy and civilian populations merge.

International Law in the Transition to Peace

International Law in the Transition to Peace
Author: Carina Lamont
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2021-11-14
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000473252

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This book proposes a normative framework specifically designed for the complex and legally uncertain time period between armed conflicts and peace. As such, it contributes both to the furthering of a jus post bellum framework, and to enhanced legal clarity in complex and legally uncertain environments. This, in turn, contributes to strengthened protection engagements, and thus to improved prospects of enabling sustainable peace and security in both national and international perspectives. The book offers a novel but persuasive argument for a legal framework specific for transitional environments. Such legal framework, it is argued, is warranted in order to enable legal clarity to contemporary and outstanding legal issues, as well as to furthering peace efforts in complex environments. The legal framework suggested proposes a dividing line between applicable legal frameworks that, it is submitted, enhances both legal clarity on protection engagements and the quest for sustainable peace. The framework proposed is founded on a legal analysis of the protective nature and function of law. It thus provides a rare but important perspective on law that is of value in the quest for sustainable peace and security. The research draws uniquely on both contemporary legal debates, and on peace and conflict research. It does so in order to enable legal analysis that is both legally sound, as well as appropriate and adequate in today’s peace and security realities. The book provides a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policy-makers in the areas of Public International Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law, (the law of) Peace Operations, and Peace and Security Studies.