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1. 1. Why do some civilian lives matter more than others? Exploring how the quality, timeliness and consistency of data on civilian harm affects the conduct of hostilities for civilians caught in conflict.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Amra Lee; [2019]
   Keywords : civilian harm; civilian casualties; missingness; protection of civilians; conduct of hostilities; armed conflict; Afghanistan; Iraq; Syria; Yemen; Middle East; Asia;

   Abstract : Normatively, protecting civilians from the conduct of hostilities is grounded in the Geneva Conventions and the UN Security Council protection of civilian agenda, both of which celebrate their 70 and 20 year anniversaries in 2019. Previous research focusses heavily on protection of civilians through peacekeeping whereas this research focuses on ‘non-armed’ approaches to enhancing civilian protection in conflict. READ MORE