Armed conflict and displacement : the protection of refugees and displaced persons under international humanitarian law / Mélanie Jacques.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacques, Mélanie, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 95.

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 95

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.

Refugees.

Internally displaced persons--Legal status, laws, etc.

Internally displaced persons.

Humanitarian law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 277 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Armed Conflict & Displacement

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

System Details:

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PDF

Summary:

With 'displacement' as the guiding thread, the purpose of this study is twofold. Firstly, it derives from the relevant provisions of international humanitarian law a legal framework for the protection of displaced persons in armed conflict, both from and during displacement. It contains a case study on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the recent Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall, and addresses such issues as humanitarian assistance for displaced persons, the treatment of refugees in the hands of a party to a conflict and the militarisation of refugee camps. Secondly, it examines the issue of displacement within the broader context of civilian war victims and identifies and addresses the normative gaps of international humanitarian law, including the inadequacy of concepts such as 'protected persons' and the persistence of the dichotomy between international and non-international armed conflicts, which is at odds with the realities of contemporary armed conflicts.

Contents:

The prohibition of forced displacement in international armed conflicts

The prohibition of forced movement of civilians in non-international armed conflicts

Case study : Israeli settlements, the separation wall and displacement of civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory

Forced displacement as an international crime

The protection of refugees under international humanitarian law

Internally displaced persons as civilians in time of war

International humanitarian law and the protection of refugee and IDP camps.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780511794513

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