The Internment of Civilians by Belligerent States during the First World War and the Response of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10074409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Stibbe (0000-0002-7269-8183, Sheffield Hallam University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-19 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022009406058669 |
| OpenAlex | W1985661516 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
Between 1914 and 1918 several hundred thousand ‘enemy aliens’ were interned by the belligerent nations of the first world war, and many more civilians were trapped behind enemy lines in their own countries. This article looks at the efforts made by the International Committee of the Red Cross and other relief agencies to alleviate the plight of non-combatants held in internment camps. It also examines the dilemmas faced by neutral inspection teams, and asks why the ICRC in particular failed in its attempts to secure equal and humane treatment for civilian prisoners. The conclusion briefly considers the longer-term impact of these developments in the light of the even greater challenges facing the ICRC in the 1920s and beyond
Adversary · Ancient history · Belligerent · Computer security · First world war · Political science · Politics · Prisoners of war · World War II · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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Aristocratic Women and the Great War
Struggles for Belonging
‘Best love’
The Humanitarian Aid of the Joint Relief Commission of the International Red Cross in France to the civil population
Nationality as a stigma
Montenegrins in the Ottoman Empire as ‘Enemy Aliens’ during World War I (1914–1918)
Preoccupied with occupation
The dilemmas of protecting civilians in occupied territory
The International Review of the Red Cross and the protection of civilians, c. 1919–1939
The Materiality of Mental Health at the Morrissey World War I Internment Camp
The ‘Normality’ of civilian internment in Germany during the First World War
Caring for prisoners of war
Human Rights in War
Internment as a business challenge
Humanitarian assistance during the Rif War (Morocco, 1921-6)
The "Political Red Cross" and the Genealogy of Rights Discourse in Revolutionary Russia
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |