Essays about: "Application of International Humanitarian law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Application of International Humanitarian law.

  1. 1. The Legality of Expanding Bullets in Non-International Armed Conflicts Under International Humanitarian Law : A Reassessment in Light of Law Enforcement Operations and Present-Day Conditions

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : John Björelind; [2022]
    Keywords : International Humanitarian Law; Law of Armed Conflict; Superfluous injury and unnecessary suffering; expanding bullets; dumdum bullets; customary international law;

    Abstract : In the performance of law enforcement tasks, military forces frequently use expanding bullets. Such bullets are prohibited in international armed conflicts (IAC:s) by treaty, but in non-international armed conflicts (NIAC:s), the matter is regulated by the principle prohibiting means and methods of a nature to cause superfluous injury or unnecessary suffering (SIrUS), and possibly by an independent rule of customary international humanitarian law. READ MORE

  2. 2. Cyber Warfare in Ukraine and Beyond – Jus in Bello and Its Application to Wartime Cyber Operations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Demi Bylon; [2022]
    Keywords : Public international law; Jus in Bello; International Humanitarian Law; Wartime Cyber Operations; Cyber Warfare; Russia; Ukraine; Cyber; Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Internationell humanitär rätt, även kallad jus in bello, utgör de lagar som reglerar parters uppförande under en väpnad konflikt. Under de senaste decennierna har framväxten av cyberrymden som en domän för krigföring gett upphov till diskussioner om tillämpningen av internationell humanitär rätt vid krigstida cyberoperationer. READ MORE

  3. 3. The European Union and Famine Crimes in Yemen : A Case Study of EU Arms Export to Saudi Arabia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Adrie Danique Koehoorn; [2021]
    Keywords : Yemen; famine crimes; European Union; arms export;

    Abstract : The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is a man-made famine. The concept of famine crimes has been introduced to problematise and criminalise conduct that leads to the creation of famine. READ MORE

  4. 4. Healthcare Within the Barbed Wires - International Legal Inquiry into the Right to Health in Occupied Akhalgori: The Prospects of Responsibility through Human Rights Litigation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Gvantsa Lomaia; [2021]
    Keywords : Humanitarian Crises; Occupation; Healthcare; Social and Economic Rights; Jurisdiction; Effective Control; ECHR; Georgia; Russia; Humanitarian Law.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The humanitarian crises, which suddenly emerged in Akhalgori and claimed the lives of dozens of people, raised questions on the legal responsibility of Georgia and Russia to guarantee timely and adequate healthcare in the district. The uncertainties regarding the state’s obligations were caused by the specific legal status of Akhalgori, which is Georgia’s lost territory beyond its effective control, currently administered by the proxy forces of Russia by the name of the Republic of South Ossetia. READ MORE

  5. 5. The rights and experiences of LGBTI refugees in Europe: a comparative study of procedures and practices in Italy and Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Giorgia Matheson; [2019]
    Keywords : LGBTI; migration; refugees; Sweden; Italy;

    Abstract : The main problem of this thesis was the comparative analysis of the procedures in place in Sweden and Italy for the reception and support of LGBTI asylum seekers fleeing from war. The aim was to understand if the Swedish and Italian asylum and social systems are supporting and protecting the rights of LGBTI asylum seekers equally, also by uncovering how these procedures affect individuals. READ MORE