The ‘war on terror’ and the principle of distinction in international humanitarian law

Quenivet, N. (2010) The ‘war on terror’ and the principle of distinction in international humanitarian law. Colombian Yearbook of International Law , 3 (2). pp. 155-186. ISSN 2027-1131

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Abstract

New security threats, which have surfaced in the past few years, are seriously jeopardizing the relevance and implementation of international humanitarian law. This paper investigates the impact of the war on terror on the principle of distinction in international humanitarian law, examining in particular whether the practices of some States, notably the US, have led to the emergence of new rules in relation to the principle of distinction. For this it looks at the principle from two separate, yet correlated, perspectives: a targeting and a detention perspective.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	war on terror, distinction, international, humanitarian, law
Faculty/Department:	~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Business and Law > Department of Law ~Pre-2012 Faculty Structure > Faculty of Business and Law > Centre for Legal Research Faculty of Business and Law > Department of Law
ID Code:	15428
Deposited By:	Dr N. Quenivet
Deposited On:	26 Jul 2011 14:10
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2012 15:49