Protecting civilians during violent conflict : theoretical and practical issues for the 21st century /
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| Imprint: | Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, c2012. |
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| Description: | xvi, 350 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Military and defence ethics Military and defence ethics. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8852906 |
Table of Contents:
- Protecting civilians during violent conflict: an issue in context
- Are attacks on civilians always wrong?
- Civilian immunity as an almost absolute moral rule
- Collateral damage: intending evil and doing evil
- The protection of civilians from violence and the effects of attacks in international humanitarian law
- Discriminate warfare: the military necessity-humanity dialectic of international humanitarian law
- Who is protected under international humanitarian law? Finding a definition of 'direct participation in hostilities'
- Protecting civilians in armed conflict through rules of engagement
- Educating for ethical behaviour? Preparing military leaders for ethical challenges
- First do no harm: refugee law as a response to armed conflict
- Private military and security companies and the 'civilianization' of war
- Remote killing and drive-by wars
- Discrimination and non-lethal weapons: issues for the future military
- Surviving in a war zone: the problem of civilian casualties in Afghanistan
- The protection of civilians during Israeli-Hamas conflict: the Goldstone Report
- An assessment of the Gaza Report's contribution to the development of international humanitarian law
- References
- Index