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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785873803321

Autore

Jacques Mélanie

Titolo

Armed conflict and displacement : the protection of refugees and displaced persons under international humanitarian law / / Mélanie Jacques [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-139-88819-6

1-139-56413-7

1-283-61047-7

1-139-55057-8

9786613922922

0-511-79451-7

1-139-55182-5

1-139-54932-4

1-139-55553-7

1-139-55428-X

Descrizione fisica

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

Collana

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; ; 95

Disciplina

341.4/86

Soggetti

Refugees - Legal status, laws, etc

Internally displaced persons - Legal status, laws, etc

Humanitarian law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.