Protection of Civilians and Individual Accountability - Obligations Responsibilities of Military Commanders in United

This book explores the question of whether peacekeeping commanders can be held accountable for a failure to protect the civilian population in the mission area.

List of contents

1 Introduction
2 Srebrenica and Rwanda and the Legal Aftermath

3 Omission Liability in Domestic Law

4 Scope for Omission Liability under International Law?

5 A Legal Obligation to Act for the Peacekeeping Commander?

6 The Peacekeeping Commander as Bystander: A Moral Obligation to Act?

7 The Lege Ferenda Perspective on the Legal Framework of Peacekeeping

8 Conclusion

About the author

Lenneke Sprik is a lecturer in International Security in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Summary

This book explores the question of whether peacekeeping commanders can be held accountable for a failure to protect the civilian population in the mission area.

Product details

• Authors: Lenneke Sprik
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367726799
• ISBN: 978-0-367-72679-9
• No. of pages: 167
• Series: Routledge Research in the Law of Armed Conflict
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; United Nations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, LAW / International, LAW / Military, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict, Peacekeeping operations