Religion and international humanitarian law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12854672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Bartles-Smith (0000-0002-5110-1480, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 920-921 |
| Pages | 1725-1761 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of the Red Cross (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1607-5889 • E-ISSN: 1816-3831 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1816383122000376 |
| OpenAlex | W4293082387 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
This article explores the interface between religion and international humanitarian law (IHL), and the degree to which they might complement and reinforce each other. It examines some of the challenges inherent in regulating armed conflict and the understandable limitations of IHL in this respect, and argues that re-engagement with IHL's religious roots can help to alleviate them. Engagement with religious circles mobilizes the vast resources of religions to increase knowledge of IHL and corresponding religious norms, thereby enhancing their legitimacy across religious and cultural divides. This is most effective when comparative study of IHL and religious teachings stimulates mutual learning and debate, in which both correspondences and differences are embraced. In the absence of a strong legal enforcement regime, religions can reinforce military ethics by tapping deeply into the identities, motivations and moral values of many belligerents, and possess powerful means to socialize the rules of war and improve voluntary compliance. Introspective religious practices encourage the moral self-reflection that is most effective at internalizing norms in this respect, as well as providing belligerents with the spiritual and psychological support needed to bolster their resilience and enable them to perform with precision and restraint
International humanitarian law · International law · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Political science · Sociology · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Religion, Society, and Development
In Defence of New Wars
Understanding the New Visibility of Religion
Serving God and Caesar
Behaviour in war
Various mechanisms and approaches for implementing international humanitarian law and protecting and assisting war victims
Heroic memory and contemporary war
The contribution of the Emperor Asoka Maurya to the development of the humanitarian ideal in warfare
The Layha for the Mujahideen
Claiming a humanitarian imperative
Western centrism, contemporary international law, and international courts
Neutral Is Not Impartial
The Power of Legitimacy and the Legitimacy of Power
Ethnic Election and National Destiny
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |