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The Humanitarian Civilian - How the Idea of Distinction Circulates Within and Beyond International Humanitarian Law (Hardcover)
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The Humanitarian Civilian - How the Idea of Distinction Circulates Within and Beyond International Humanitarian Law (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law
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In international humanitarian law (IHL), the principle of
distinction delineates the difference between the civilian and the
combatant, and it safeguards the former from being intentionally
targeted in armed conflicts. This monograph explores the way in
which the idea of distinction circulates within, and beyond, IHL.
Taking a bottom-up approach, the multi-sited study follows
distinction across three realms: the kinetic realm, where
distinction is in motion in South Sudan; the pedagogical realm,
where distinction is taught in civil-military training spaces in
Europe; and the intellectual realm, where distinction is formulated
and adjudicated in Geneva and the Hague. Directing attention to
international humanitarian actors, the book shows that these actors
seize upon signifiers of 'civilianness' in everyday practice. To
safeguard their civilian status, and to deflect any qualities of
'combatantness' that might affix to them, humanitarian actors
strive to distinguish themselves from other international actors in
their midst. The latter include peacekeepers working for the UN
Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), and soldiers who deploy with NATO
missions. Crucially, some of the distinctions enacted cut along
civilian-civilian lines, suggesting that humanitarian actors are
longing for something more than civilian status - the 'civilian
plus'. This special status presents a paradox: the appeal to the
'civilian plus' undermines general civilian protection, yet as the
civilian ideal becomes increasingly beleaguered, a special civilian
status appears ever more desirable. However disruptive these
practices may be to the principle of distinction in IHL, the
monograph emphasizes that even at the most normative level there is
no bright line distinction to be found.
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