Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 581 g
Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 581 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-929074-1
Verlag: OUP UK
The protection of noncombatants from deadly violence is the centrepiece of any account of ethical and legal constraints on war. It was a major achievement of moral progress from early modern times to World War I. Yet it has been under constant attrition since - perhaps never more so than in our time, with its 'new wars', the spectre of weapons of mass destruction, and the global terrorism alert.
Civilian Immunity in War, written in collaboration by eleven authors, provides the first comprehensive analysis of all main aspects of this highly topical subject. It considers the arguments for rejection of civilian immunity and the main theories of the grounds and proper scope of this immunity, both deontological (just war theory) and consequentialist. Separate chapters examine the historical development of the idea of civilian immunity, its standing in current international law, and the problem of "collateral damage": of harming civilians without intent, as a side-effect of attacks on military targets. The volume also addresses a string of specific issues. Civilian immunity has undergone much attrition with the development of air warfare and the tendency of military conflict to degenerate into "total" war. On the other hand, modern military technology with its precision guidance missiles and "smart" bombs opens up the possibility of restricting deadly violence to its proper targets and staying clear of civilian life, limb, and property. Another pressing issue is the fate of women in war in light of mass rapes characteristic of some 'new wars'.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Recht, Kultur, Umwelt etc.)
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
- Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
Weitere Infos & Material
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the contributors
- Introduction
- Part one
- 1: Igor Primoratz: Civilian immunity in war: its grounds, scope and weight
- 2: Uwe Steinhoff: Civilians and soldiers
- 3: Colm McKeogh: Civilian immunity in war: from Augustine to Vattel
- 4: David Kretzmer: Civilian immunity in war: legal aspects
- 5: Seumas Miller: Civilian immunity, forcing the choice and collective responsibility
- 6: C.A.J. (Tony) Coady: Collateral immunity in war and terrorism
- Part two
- 7: Stephen A. Garrett: Air power and non-combatant immunity: the road to Dresden
- 8: Hugh White: Civilian immunity in the precision-guidance age
- 9: Paul Gilbert: Civilian immunity in the 'new wars'
- 10: Véronique Zanetti: Women, war and international law
- 11: Janna Thompson: War and the protection of property
