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The Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions in Context

The Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions in Context

Author: Annyssa Bellal; Stuart Casey-Maslen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192868909
Published In: November 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The Additional Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions remain a landmark in the development of international humanitarian law. The first two Additional Protocols were adopted by states in 1977. These protocols encompass the rules governing the treatment and protection of those in the power of an enemy, as well as the conduct of hostilities. Crucially, they address non-international armed conflicts and wars of national liberation. In 2005, a third additional protocol designating an additional distinctive humanitarian emblem was adopted in controversial circumstances.

The Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions in Context interprets the key rules and issues of the Additional Protocols and considers their application and implementation over the past forty years. Taking a thematic approach, the book examines subjects including the protection of women, relief operations, and prohibited weapons. Each chapter discusses the pertinence of existing laws, the challenges raised by the rules in the Additional Protocols, and what more could be done to better protect civilians. This book also considers whether new technologies, such as offensive cyber operations and autonomous weapons, need new treaty rules to regulate their application in armed conflict.

Introduction

1:The Scope of Application of the Three Additional Protocols

2:Fundamental Guarantees

3:The Protection of Women

4:The Protection of Children

5:Protection of Detainees and Prisoner-of-War Status

6:Relief Operations

7:The Distinctive Emblems

8:The Rule of Distinction (Objects)

9:The Rule of Distinction (Persons)

10:The Rule of Proportionality

11:Precautions in Attack and Defence