Essays about: "terrorism and IHL"

Found 2 essays containing the words terrorism and IHL.

1. 1. Asymmetric warfare and challenges for international humanitarian law : Civilian direct participation in hostilities and state response

   University essay from Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Frida Lindström; [2012]
   Keywords : Asymmetric warfare; international humanitarian law; direct participation in hostilities; civilians; targeted killings; detentions; continuous combat function;

   Abstract : Most conflicts today are asymmetric, meaning that the parties differ in terms of qualitative and quantitative strenght. The definition of asymmetric warfare used in this thesis is when one party to the conflict is a non state-actor seeking to defeat a state opponent by using means and methods that are prohibited under international humanitarian law. READ MORE

3. 2. Prisoner of War or Unlawful Combatant : An Evolution of International Humanitarian Law

   University essay from Ekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jenny Östberg; [2006]
   Keywords : Prisoners of War; Unlawful Combatant; International Humanitarian Law; Guantánamo Bay; War on Terrorism; History; John Rawls; Constructivism;

   Abstract : The construction of International Humanitarian Law and the norms regarding protection of prisoners of war have evolved as a reaction to the horrors of war. After September 11 and the following war on terrorism the notion of POWs has been widely debated. READ MORE