Identifying the Enemy
Civilian Participation in Armed Conflict
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 23 July 2015
- ISBN 9780199678495
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 241x162x23 mm
- Weight 578 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Civilians are increasingly playing crucial roles in the conduct of military operations. This book looks at different forms of civilian participation in armed conflict, examining the pressure this disruptive practice places on the traditional laws of war.
MoreLong description:
Over the past twenty-five years, significant changes in the conduct of wars have increasingly placed civilians in traditional military roles - employing civilians to execute drone strikes, the 'targeted killing' of suspected terrorists, the use of private security contractors in combat zones, and the spread of cyber attacks. Under the laws of armed conflict, civilians cannot be targeted unless they take direct part in hostilities. Once civilians take action, they become targets. This book analyses the complex question of how to identify just who those civilians are.
Identifying the Enemy examines the history of civilian participation in armed conflict and how the law has responded to such action. It asks the crucial question: what is 'direct participation in hostilities'? The book slices through the attempts to untie this Gordian knot, and shows that the changing nature of warfare has called into question the very foundation of the civilian/military dichotomy that is at the heart of the law of armed conflict.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part One: The Development of the Law Relating to Civilians and Armed Conflicts
The General Rules on Civilians in Armed Conflicts - Civilian Immunity and the Principle of Distinction
International Law and the History of Civilian Participation in Armed Conflict
Direct Participation in Hostilities - Finding a Definition
Part Two: Current Challenges to the Law on Civilians and Armed Conflict
Targeted Killing
Remote Warfare: Drones and Cyber Warfare
Private Military and Security Companies
'Criminal' Armed Conflict
Part Three: Civilian Participation in Armed Conflict and the Law in the 21st Century
The Way Forward - How Can International Law Effectively Deal with Civilians Who Take Direct Part in Hostilities
Conclusions - Where to From Here?
