Essays about: "civilian casualties"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words civilian casualties.

  1. 1. The Classification of Civilians as Human Shields: a Means to Justify Violence?

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

    Author : Coline Marie Proy; [2023]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Human shields have been increasingly documented in contemporary theatres of war. In this context, it is interesting to examine the circumstances in which the attacking party classifies the civilians they face as human shields. READ MORE

  3. 2. Peacekeepers Protecting Civilians, Under the Threat of Violence : A quantitative cross-national analysis on how the risk of violence towards peacekeepers affects their ability to protect civilians

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

    Author : Emil Lewenhaupt; [2022]
    Keywords : peacekeeping; one-sided violence; risk of violence against peacekeepers; UN;

    Abstract : While peacekeeping operations have been researched for decades, due to a lack of data there are still many aspects of peacekeeping that remain unexplored. However, with the introduction of the Peacemakers at Risk dataset a wide array of dynamics and relationships can now be researched. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ending Civilian Victimization : The Combined Effect of Mediation and Peacekeeping on Violence against Civilians

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

    Author : Mathilda Grönlund; [2021]
    Keywords : Peacekeeping; Mediation; Violence against civilians;

    Abstract : Ending civilian victimization has become a primary purpose for third-party intervening actors as the brutal violence i contemporary conflicts increasingly affects the civilian population. To mitigate the violence, third-party actors use conflict management tools such as mediation and peacekeeping. READ MORE

  5. 4. Four Years of Conflict: Analysis of the Violence and the Humanitarian Response in Yemen

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    Author : Wiebke Hess; [2019]
    Keywords : Yemen; Violence; Galtung’s Triangle of Violence; Structural Violence; Direct Violence; Humanitarian Response; 2019 Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan YHRP ; Humanitarian Principles; Neutrality;

    Abstract : Due to the ongoing conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government supported by a Saudi-led coalition of nine countries, the civilians in the country have already been exposed to violence for four years. According to the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the current situation in Yemen is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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