Tracing the Historical and Legal Development of the Levée en Masse in the Law of Armed Conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12626939 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily Crawford (0000-0001-6535-1790, The University of SydneyNew South WalesAustralia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 329-361 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d’histoire du droit international (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1388-199X • E-ISSN: 1571-8050 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15718050-12340084 |
| OpenAlex | W2593961578 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Levée en masse – the spontaneous uprising of the civilian population against an invading force – has long been a part of the modern law of armed conflict with regard to determining who may legitimately participate in armed conflict. The concept originated during the revolutionary wars in America and France, and was incorporated into the first codified rules of armed conflict. However, despite the prevalence of the category of levée en masse in the modern laws of armed conflict, there have been few, if any, instances of levée en masse taking place in modern armed conflicts. This article examines how and why the category of levée en masse developed. In doing so, this article situates the concept and evolution of levée en masse within the history of international humanitarian law more generally
Armed conflict · International humanitarian law · International law · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |