No Good Options against Isis Barbarism? Human Shields in 21st Century Conflicts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3752112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles J Dunlap (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Pages | 311-316 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AJIL Unbound (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2398-7723 • E-ISSN: 2398-7723 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/aju.2016.4 |
| OpenAlex | W2578875971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
One of the most vexing conundrums of 21st century warfare has been not just the explosive growth in the use of human shields, but the apparent systemization of the tactic, particularly by nonstate actors. In noting the international prohibition, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) defines the practice as the "intentional co-location of military objectives and civilians or persons hors de combat with the specific intent of trying to prevent the targeting of those military objectives
Barbarism · Civilization · Criminology · Human rights · Law and economics · Political science · Shields · Sociology · Engineering · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · History · Law · Military History and Strategy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |