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Identifying the Enemy
Emily Crawford
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Description for Identifying the Enemy
Civilians are increasingly playing crucial roles in the conduct of military operations. This book looks at different forms of civilian participation in armed conflict, examining the pressure this disruptive practice places on the traditional laws of war. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JPWS; JWDG; LBBS; LBBV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Over the past twenty-five years, significant changes in the conduct of wars have increasingly placed civilians in traditional military roles - employing civilians to execute drone strikes, the 'targeted killing' of suspected terrorists, the use of private security contractors in combat zones, and the spread of cyber attacks. Under the laws of armed conflict, civilians cannot be targeted unless they take direct part in hostilities. Once civilians take action, they become targets. This book analyses the complex question of how to identify just who those civilians are. Identifying the Enemy examines the history of civilian participation in armed conflict ... Read more
Over the past twenty-five years, significant changes in the conduct of wars have increasingly placed civilians in traditional military roles - employing civilians to execute drone strikes, the 'targeted killing' of suspected terrorists, the use of private security contractors in combat zones, and the spread of cyber attacks. Under the laws of armed conflict, civilians cannot be targeted unless they take direct part in hostilities. Once civilians take action, they become targets. This book analyses the complex question of how to identify just who those civilians are. Identifying the Enemy examines the history of civilian participation in armed conflict ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199678495
SKU
V9780199678495
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Ref
99-3
About Emily Crawford
Emily Crawford is a Lecturer at the Sydney Law School at the University of Sydney, and the Co-Director of the Sydney Centre for International Law. She is a member of the ILA Committee on Non-State Actors, a Co-Rapporteur for the ILA Study Group on Cyber-Terrorism, and a member of the Australian Red Cross IHL Committee for New South Wales.
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