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

Quenivet, Noelle

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Noelle Quenivet Noelle.Quenivet@uwe.ac.uk
Director of Research and Enterprise (BLS)



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.

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Quenivet, N. (2010). The ‘war on terror’ and the principle of distinction in international humanitarian law. ACDI: Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional, 3(2), 155-186

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2010
Journal Colombian Yearbook of International Law
Print ISSN 2027-1131
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 3
Issue 2
Pages 155-186
Keywords war on terror, distinction, international, humanitarian, law
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/987787
Publisher URL http://www.anuariocdi.org/index.php