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Showing 1 to 20 of 184 for “"Armed Conflict"”.
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Understanding the Contours of Non-International Armed Conflict
… under international law. At its most basic, conflict identification is the real-time objective assessment of prevailing factual circumstances in order to determine the applicable legal regime(s). It is thus an exercise in the classification of armed violence providing a detailed critical …
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The Erga Omnes Obligation towards children in armed conflict
… obligations towards the child’s participating in armed conflict may be developed and address the unique needs of the child. In this assessment, the researcher recognises the autonomous rights of the child, the psychological capacity of the child, and the best interests of the child in armed …
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Civilian Autonomy and Resilience in the Midst of Armed Conflict
<p>In situations of armed violence and insecurity, how do civilians influence the political environment around them? In this dissertation, I present three different studies that broadly engage this question. In concert, the papers presented herein offer new insights on civilians' relationship to …
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Intangible Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflict: An International Law Perspective
… heritage (‘ICH’) under international law in armed conflict, addressing the seeming gap in existing legal frameworks. In general usage within international law, the term ‘cultural heritage’ is understood to comprise tangible as well as intangible cultural heritage. This holistic vision quickly …
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Legal protection of humanitarian workers during a non-international armed conflict
… to provide medical assistance to victims of conflicts or natural and other disasters.
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The use of immersive media to cover armed conflict in Colombia
… a journalistic tool for covering the Colombian armed conflict and supporting narratives of peacebuilding. Using a qualitative multiple-case study approach, it examines four immersive media projects that document the post-conflict experiences of victims and former combatants. Data collection …
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The nexus of international humanitarian law and international human rights law application and enforcement in a non-international armed conflict: A study of the Mozambican armed conflict
Mozambique has experienced armed violence since its independence from the Portuguese. There has been a persistent security crisis perpetuated by different ideologies from Frelimo and Renamo, and, more recently, the inception of the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab. As a result of armed clashes …
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Protection of the environment in times of armed conflict under international law
… of States towards the environment during armed conflict. At the outset, the author analyses in what ways warfare may damage the environment, drawing inter alia from the examples of the first Gulf War, the Vietnam War, and the Kosovo conflict. Against this factual background, the next …
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The environmental impact of the armed conflict in Southern Mozambique, 1977-1992
… problems that were faced during the armed conflict in Mozambique between 1977 to 1992. The subject matter covered by this dissertation is diverse, including the political economy of the Region South of the Save River, the character of armed conflict and the environmental profile on …
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The Anglophone armed conflict: an immediate peril and fear of crime in Bafut
… Cameroon have been involved in an armed conflict since 2016, now known as the Anglophone Crisis. What started as a political crisis and was mismanaged by the Cameroonian government was transformed into an armed conflict with separatist groups challenging the Cameroonian military in …
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The impact of armed conflict on agricultural production the case of Libya: 1970-2017
… associated destruction and market disruption, armed conflict affects the agricultural sector in complex ways including reducing future growth potential by eroding physical and environmental capital. Libya, with its arid climate, low soil fertility and low agricultural productivity, represents …
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Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict: Safe Areas and the Silencing of Mass Atrocities
… the topic of the protection of civilians in armed conflict by ‘zooming in‘ on two specific sub-topics: safe areas as well as the silencing of mass atrocities. The thesis consists of five publications (four of them published in double-blind peer reviewed journals) and of an introductory …
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Gender Biases and Armed Conflict: Assessing the Reintegration Experience of Women from the LRA
… involved as combatants in many irregular armed forces. This runs counter to a common belief that when involved with an armed group, women are limited to traditional gender roles such as cooking, cleaning, and being a wife. By opposing traditional gender assumptions during conflict, these …
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Female survivors of abduction in armed conflict zone: psychosocial needs, rehabilitation, and reintegration pathway
Armed conflicts and regional wars occur across the world and girls and women are often abducted, forced to live in captivity by their captors, and exposed to various adverse conditions. Upon return, one would have hoped that their rehabilitation is approached through personalised care. Yet, it has …
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The Investment Casualties of War: Global Impacts of Armed Conflict on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows
<p>Abstract: Involvement in the outbreak of an armed conflict can present a variety of potential risks to an involved nation’s economy. In this paper I examine if one one of those risks, specifically that a new war could scare away foreign investment actually occurs and whether the intensity of the …
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