Protecting civilians who have fallen into enemy hands or are just
about to come under the adversary's control is a constant challenge in
the application of international humanitarian law (IHL) and the law of
armed conflict (LOAC). Despite many decades of scholarship, military
operational practice, and advocacy, certain legal questions remain
unresolved, while others have been insufficiently examined or are
newly emerging due to technological, societal, and cultural
developments.
_Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict_ explores a range of
longstanding, current, and new legal and practical issues in the
interpretation and application of IHL/LOAC related to civilian
protection. The subjects selected are based on the experiences or
observations of repeated dilemmas about the extent of legal
protections owed and actually extended to civilians in military
operations.
These include the protection of unprivileged belligerents and
civilians in the invasion phase of international armed conflict, the
law underlying civilian “screening” operations, and the challenges
of setting up humanitarian corridors. Responding to recent armed
conflicts including in Ukraine, Gaza, and Sudan, renewed attention is
also paid to the rules governing deportation and forced conscription,
and to the evolving area of civilian data protection and
extraterritorial data migration. Developing interfaces between
IHL/LOAC and other legal regimes, including environmental concerns,
gender considerations, emerging technologies, and forensic science
considerations are likewise explored. In all cases, accountability for
non-respect of IHL/LOAC remains a fundamental legal obligation.
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9780197793183
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2025
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Oxford University Press Academic US
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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