45 research outputs found
The language of protection: need for new semantics?
No full text'Protection' and 'protection of civilians' are key words in international humanitarian action and peacekeeping since the late 1990s. They are engrained in mission mandates, organisational policies and planning mechanisms, yet there is no universal agreement on its actual content or scope. This article analyses the different usese of hte word 'protection' and argues that its etymological semantic base is currently at the core of the misunderstandings surrounding the concept
The many meaning of protection of civilians:a truth universally acknowledged?
No full textThe phrase “protection of civilians” (POC) is by now deeply entrenched in mission mandates, organizational policies, and planning mechanisms related to peacekeeping and international conflict resolution. It rolls lightly off the tongue in coordination meetings and easily fits in the steady stream of sitreps for headquarters. The rapid increase in the use of protection of civilians in the last twenty years has also stretched its implications while blurring its demarcations, rendering its meaning less and less clearly defined
Violation of war dead in antiquity: a crime?
No full textWar dead had a special status in antiquity, just as the bodies of the dead are protected by the laws of war in the present day. How did the ancients view violation of the bodies of the war dead? Did the concept of 'war crime' exist for such violations
Gender Considerations in the Uniformed Child Protection Focal Point System in UN Peacekeeping Operations
No full textThis Technical Note examines the current situation at mission and at policy level with regards to the appointment and work of Uniformed Child Protection Focal Points, with a specific focus on gendered aspects. The Note investigates several aspects of the Uniformed Child Protection Focal Point system: its functioning in practice, the selection process, how it is underpinned (or not) in key mission documents, and how gender considerations influence the position and the process
Dead Bodies of War in Legal-Historical Context
No full textSince the early days of the war between Ukraine and Russia, there have been various accounts of what is being done or not being done with the bodies of the dead. This post places reports on what is done with the bodies of the dead of war in a historical-legal perspective. How did previous generations deal with their war dead in various eras of world history
UN Peacekeeping operations and gendered threats to the protection of civilians
Get PDFThe intersection between the protection of civilians (POC) and gender hasbeen addressed in Security Council resolutions on POC and on women, peace,and security (WPS) since the late 1990s. Nonetheless, understanding howPOC and gender converge, and translating this convergence intoimplementable action plans, are challenging tasks for peacekeeping missions
Dead Bodies of War in Legal-Historical Context
No full textSince the early days of the war between Ukraine and Russia, there have been various accounts of what is being done or not being done with the bodies of the dead. This post places reports on what is done with the bodies of the dead of war in a historical-legal perspective. How did previous generations deal with their war dead in various eras of world history
Dead Bodies of War in Legal-Historical Context
No full textSince the early days of the war between Ukraine and Russia, there have been various accounts of what is being done or not being done with the bodies of the dead. This post places reports on what is done with the bodies of the dead of war in a historical-legal perspective. How did previous generations deal with their war dead in various eras of world history
