| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 184 pages) |
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Schriftenreihe der juristischen Fakultät de Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), 1431-7923 |
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Schriftenreihe der Juristischen Fakultät der Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The situation in Colombia -- Legal requirements for the use of lethal force -- Use of lethal force by the National Police of Colombia in various operations -- Main findings and thesis statement |
| Summary |
Armed forces can be confronted with the problem of correctly classifying a targeted group as one that is or is not party to an armed conflict. In particular, this happens in a context of a high level of violence where a non-international armed conflict is (likely) occurring at the same time, such as in Iraq, Afghanistan, Brazil or Mexico. The difficulty of qualifying the targeted group leads to a legal uncertainty in which it is unclear whether an operation is governed by international humanitarian law or the international law of human rights. The problem is of particular interest when lethal force is resorted to, as killing might be illegal under one of the two branches. The book attempts to provide guidance on how this uncertainty can be overcome. In order to do so, the requirements to kill under IHL and human rights law are analyzed and compared, as well as assessed in concrete operations of the National Police of Colombia who face this problem on a regular basis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Humanitarian law.
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Human rights.
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War crimes.
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Police -- Colombia -- Case studies
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Human Rights
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War Crimes
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LAW -- International.
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Human rights
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Humanitarian law
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Police
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War crimes
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Colombia
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783642046629 |
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3642046622 |
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9783642046612 |
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3642046614 |
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