International Humanitarian Law and combat casualties

被引：1

作者：

Fenrick, WJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Int Criminal Tribunal Former Yugoslavia, Off Prosecutor, Halifax, NS B3J 1Z7, Canada

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POPULATION-REVUE EUROPEENNE DE DEMOGRAPHIE | 2005年 / 21卷 / 2-3期

关键词：

combat casualties; International Humanitarian Law; proportionality; unlawful attack; war crimes victims;

D O I：

10.1007/s10680-005-6421-y

中图分类号：

C921 [人口统计学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The purpose of the article is to provide an overview of the law regulating combat in order to assist in determining whether casualties inflicted in combat should be classified as victims of war or victims of war crimes. The boundaries and the content of International Humanitarian Law are indicated. A brief statement of the law regulating combat is given. The concepts of military objective and of proportionality are analyzed. The scope of an unlawful attack is addressed as is the relationship between unlawful attack offences and other offences in International Humanitarian Law. The article concludes with a discussion of when combat casualties are war crimes victims.

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页码：167 / 186

页数：20