Who is a Civilian in Gaza? Reflection on the Loss of Protection of Civilian Persons: An Interdisciplinary Treatise Focused on IHL with Military Strategy Aspects
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3849/1802-7199.25.2025.01.23-42" target="_blank" >10.3849/1802-7199.25.2025.01.23-42</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Who is a Civilian in Gaza? Reflection on the Loss of Protection of Civilian Persons: An Interdisciplinary Treatise Focused on IHL with Military Strategy Aspects
Original language description
The demand for significantly increased protection of civilians in the Gaza Strip from the consequences of Israeli military operations, together with reports of high civilian casualties, has resonated in public discourse for more than 18 months. The Gaza war, including its second phase involving ground operations, is regarded as an international armed conflict between the State of Israel and Palestine, particularly Hamas, which is considered the officially and legally elected authority in part of the Palestinian territory, the Gaza Strip, though not of Palestine as a whole. Civilian protection is thus assessed under the 1977 Additional Protocol I and international customary law. This paper explores the intersection of international humanitarian law and military strategy. Within these frameworks, and concerning military rules adopted by the State of Israel, it examines the issue of civilians losing protection from military attack. Focus is placed on distinguishing between civilians in Gaza who directly or indirectly participate in hostilities. The paper analyses the specifics of urban warfare, the obligation to minimise collateral damage, precautions in favour of civilians, and the challenges posed by the voluntary presence of civilians at military objectives. It aims to determine whether, and under what conditions, the IDF may lawfully launch a justifiable attack that also results in civilian casualties.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50501 - Law
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Obrana a strategie
ISSN
1214-6463
e-ISSN
1802-7199
Volume of the periodical
25
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
20
Pages from-to
23-42
UT code for WoS article
001523148000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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