Research Catalog

Title

Protection of civilians [electronic resource] / edited by Haidi Willmot, Ralph Mamiya, Scott Sheeran, and Marc Weller.

Publication

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Details

Additional Authors

• Willmot, Haidi.
• Mamiya, Ralph.
• Sheeran, Scott (Law teacher)
• Weller, M. (Marc)

Description

1 online resource (xxxv, 452 pages)

Uniform Title

Protection of civilians (Online)

Subject

• Humanitarian law
• War > Protection of civilians

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Introduction -- pt. I. Conceptual and historical foundations -- Civilians, distinctions, and the compassionate vie of war -- Protection of civilians, responsibility to protect, and humanitarian intervention : conceptual ad normative interactions -- A history and conceptual development of the protection of civilians -- Protecting civilians : comparing organizational approaches -- The evolution of the UN collective security system -- pt. II. Legal framework -- Protection of civilian under international human rights law -- Protection of civilians under international humanitarian law -- Displacement and the protection of civilians under international refuge law -- Legal aspects of the use of force by united nations peacekeepers for the protection of civilians -- International responsibility for ensuring the protection of civilians -- pt. III.Politics and practice -- The United Nations and the protection of civilians -- The African Union and the protection of civilians -- Security council diplomacy on the protection of civilians : a convoluted history -- Using force to protect civilians in United Nations peacekeeping operations -- The utility of force for protecting civilians -- The contribution of human rights to protecting people in conflict -- Humanitarian protection - moving beyond the tired and tested -- The problems and dilemmas of helping to build protection capacities -- Community sef-protection -- Conclusion -- Index.

LCCN

2015959953

OCLC

ssj0001694690

Title

Protection of civilians [electronic resource] / edited by Haidi Willmot, Ralph Mamiya, Scott Sheeran, and Marc Weller.

Imprint

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Edition

First Edition.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Willmot, Haidi.

Mamiya, Ralph.

Sheeran, Scott (Law teacher)

Weller, M. (Marc)