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Internment - a security measure designed to neutralize threats from an enemy party - is common in warfare. In the context of internment operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and of increasing international military intervention in internal conflicts more generally, the legal framework for internment has been widely criticized for being, at best, ambiguous and full of loopholes, and, at worst, out-dated and inadequate. In light of such criticism, this book examines the continued relevance and adequacy of the existing legal framework, identifies its shortcomings, and proposes possible avenues to remedy them. Written by a legal advisor for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Captured in War offers answers to fundamental questions, such as: Who may be lawfully interned in armed conflict? On what legal basis? For what reasons? For how long? Starting from the premise that internment in armed conflict cannot be lawful under one branch of international law, while at the same time unlawful under another, the book offers a fresh view of the interaction between the simultaneously applicable norms of international humanitarian and human rights law. Applying this approach to a comprehensive analysis of relevant normative texts, international and national case-law, and actual battlefield practice of the 20th and 21st century, the book not only answers the questions raised, but also offers fresh views of related issues, such as the personal scope of application of the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions, the influence of international human rights law on the interpretation of international humanitarian law, and whether States need to derogate from the first in order to rely on the latter. Reaffirming the adequacy of the legal framework for internment in international armed conflict and occupation, Captured in War nevertheless demonstrates the importance of interpreting that framework in conformity with subsequent devel
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- PublisherCoédition Pedone/Hart
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 2233006720
- ISBN 13 9782233006721
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages620
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