Essays about: "the notion of direct participation in hostilities"

Found 2 essays containing the words the notion of direct participation in hostilities.

1. 1. Exploring the prospect that voluntary human shields can take a direct part in hostilities

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Emma Paris; [2024]
   Keywords : International Humanitarian Law; Voluntary Human Shields; Direct Participation in Hostilities;

   Abstract : This doctrinal thesis centers around the topic of voluntary human shields as a complex phenomenon requiring further scholarly attention. Specifically, this paper acknowledges that the actions of certain voluntary shields renders their classification as civilians strenuous, in which it is explored if the notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities might apply. READ MORE

3. 2. Who May be Lawfully Targeted in Non-International Armed Conflicts? - A Legal Analysis of the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities

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

   Author : Sofia Sjödahl; [2019]
   Keywords : public international law; the notion of direct participation in hostilities; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The regulations applicable in non-international armed conflicts, Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions I-IV and Additional Protocol II, offer protection to civilians who do not directly participate in the hostilities. There is no commonly accepted definition of direct participation in hostilities in treaty-based international humanitarian law, State practice or international jurisprudence. READ MORE