Powrót wojny totalnej – eliminacja celów w niemiędzynarodowych konfliktach zbrojnych
RETURN OF THE TOTAL WAR – ELIMINATION OF TARGETS IN NON-INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICTS
Author(s): Patrycja GrzebykSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences, International relations/trade
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: human targets; object targets; International Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts; total war; non-international armed conflict
Summary/Abstract: Recent tendencies in the interpretation of International Humanitarian Law applied in non-international armed conflicts show that we are witnessing a return to the concept of a total war, according to which attacking any person and any object that supports the war effort of an enemy is legally justified. The article first discusses the problem of classification of armed conflicts, then it addresses the problem of human targets and subsequently of object targets. In conclusion, apart from a summary of argumentation, there are suggestions of changes in the law of targeting in order to guarantee effective protection of civilian population.
Journal: Stosunki Międzynarodowe
- Issue Year: 53/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 21-33
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Polish