Sökning: "direct participation in hostilities"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 uppsatser innehållade orden direct participation in hostilities.
1. Exploring the prospect that voluntary human shields can take a direct part in hostilities
Kandidat-uppsats, FörsvarshögskolanSammanfattning : This doctrinal thesis centers around the topic of voluntary human shields as a complex phenomenon requiring further scholarly attention. Specifically, this paper acknowledges that the actions of certain voluntary shields renders their classification as civilians strenuous, in which it is explored if the notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities might apply. LÄS MER
2. The immoral legality of targeting child soldiers : A humanitarian dilemma
Magister-uppsats, FörsvarshögskolanSammanfattning : The thesis functions as an overview of the protection of children used in hostilities and their targetability under international law, primarly in international humanitarian law. The author questions the established presumption, that children directly participating in hostilities, shall be equally targetable as their adult colleges and counter parts. LÄS MER
3. Closing the ‘Revolving Door’ of Civilian Protection : Direct Participation in Hostilities by Civilians and Organized Armed Groups
Kandidat-uppsats, Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbeteSammanfattning : .... LÄS MER
4. Who May be Lawfully Targeted in Non-International Armed Conflicts? - A Legal Analysis of the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenSammanfattning : The regulations applicable in non-international armed conflicts, Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions I-IV and Additional Protocol II, offer protection to civilians who do not directly participate in the hostilities. There is no commonly accepted definition of direct participation in hostilities in treaty-based international humanitarian law, State practice or international jurisprudence. LÄS MER
5. The Principle of Distinction in Modern Warfare
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakultetenSammanfattning : Distinktionsprincipen är en av de mest fundamentala principerna i internationell humanitär rätt. Distinktionsprincipen grundades i St. Petersburgdeklarationen från 1868 och syftade till att minska det dödliga våldet mot civila i väpnade konflikter. LÄS MER