The need for unified understanding of 'military object' in the context of human shields and passive precautions concepts

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0014" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0014</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0014" target="_blank" >10.1515/iclr-2016-0014</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The need for unified understanding of 'military object' in the context of human shields and passive precautions concepts

Original language description

Belligerent party being the target of military operations is under obligation to protect civilian population under its control by taking passive precautions and avoid using human shields. Prima facie such obligation is bound to the concept of "military objective", since non-military objectives are already "immune" from targeting. However, such approach does not take into account the fact that the states have not been able to agree upon unified interpretation of the military objective. It seems counterproductive to limit the obligations to protect civilians only to military objectives. Furthermore, the law does not necessarily support such approach. While the Additional Protocol I speaks of military objectives in the passive precautions, it also includes an overall clause to protect civilians, and the specific references to military objectives should be taken as examples instead of limiting the overall obligations to protect civilians. There is no real reason to tie the obligations to protect civilians to military objectives and allow targeted party into neglecting its duties to protect civilians.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AG - Legal sciences

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International and Comparative Law Review

ISSN

1213-8770

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

16

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

18

Pages from-to

49-66

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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