Essays about: "conduct of hostilities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words conduct of hostilities.

  1. 1. Bridging the Lacuna: Enhancing Victim Protection through the Extra-Territorial Applicability of the European Convention during the Active Phase of Hostilities

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

    Author : Giorgi Janjalashvili; [2023]
    Keywords : European Convention on Human Rights; International Armed Conflicts and Human Rights; Protection of Victims of Armed Conflict; European Court of Human Rights; ECHR; Extra-territorial Jurisdiction; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis argues that the European Convention on Human Rights should apply extra-territorially during the active phase of hostilities to protect victims of the armed conflict. In this regard, three main issues are discussed separately. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Cyber Warfare and Jus in Bello - The Regulation of Cyber 'Attacks' under International Humanitarian Law

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

    Author : Amanda Bills; [2017]
    Keywords : international humanitarian law; folkrätt; public international law; internationell humanitär rätt; jus in bello; conduct of hostilities; krigsföring; protection of civilians; skydd av civila; cyber; cyber warfare; cyberkrigsföring; cyber attacks; cyberattacker; cyber operations; cyberoperationer; Geneva Conventions; Genèvekonventionerna; Additional Protocol; Tilläggsprotokollen; Tallinn Manual; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka i vilken utsträckning cyberkrigsföring regleras av den internationella humanitära rätten. Särskild vikt läggs vid hur begreppet ”attack” i Tilläggsprotokoll I till Genèvekonventionerna ska tolkas i förhållande till cyberoperationer (en. READ MORE

  5. 4. DDR, Social Contact and Reconciliation : A case-study on Colombian former combatants

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrum

    Author : Juan Antonio Torres Rubio; [2016]
    Keywords : Disarmament; Demobilization; Reintegration; Social Contact; Reconciliation;

    Abstract : As part of the peacebuilding measures in scenarios of transformation from civil conflict to a state of post-conflict, the control of hostile forces constitutes a risky, yet necessary process. In such contexts there is also a concern to generate strong ties and incentives that minimize the recurrence of violence. READ MORE

  6. 5. A legal minefield created by battlefield contractors - The status, role and accountability of private security and military service companies in conflict and post-conflict areas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Cajsa Knutsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Public international law; folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Den privata säkerhets- och militärbranschen (nedan PSC-branschen) har fått ett starkt uppsving sedan början av 1990-talet. Företag inom denna bransch utför ett antal tjänster, av vilka vissa berör aktiviteter som regleras av internationell humanitär rätt, mänskliga rättigheter och internationell straffrätt. READ MORE