The Protection of Civilians in Peacekeeping Operations : A Legal Obligation /

While the Security Council has been mandating peacekeepers to protect civilians since 1999, there is still contention on its legal meaning. Even though the concept of 'protection' can seem self-evident, as the concept of 'protection' is borrowed language, each body of law will pe...

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Main Author: Morris, Tamer (Author)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2025.

Series: Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2024.
International Humanitarian Law Series ; 71.

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505 0 |t Acknowledgement -- Note on Previous Publications and Presentations -- Introduction -- 1 The Evolution of the Protection of Civilians Mandate -- 2 Peacekeeping Structure and Deployment -- 3 Methodology -- 1 The Legal Obligation to Protect Civilians -- 1 The Legal Obligation of the Protection of Civilians Mandate -- 1.1 The Positive Obligation to Protect on  tcc  s and UN -- 1.2 The Obligation on the UN -- 1.3 The Obligation of the Host State -- 2 The Content of the Obligation to Protect -- 2.1 Obligation to Protect under  ihl  -- 2.2 Obligation to Protect in  ihrl  -- 3 Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Intervention -- 4 Conclusion -- 2 The Interpretation of Protection -- 1 What Is Protection? -- 2 Interpreting the Impossible Mandate -- 2.1 Multi-Dimensional Peacekeeping -- 3 The Language of the Protection of Civilians Mandate -- 3.1 Protection from Physical Violence -- 4 Qualifications to the Obligation to Protect -- 4.1 Preventive Protection -- 4.2 Proactive Protection and the Rise of Protection Forces -- 5 Protection and Promotion of Human Rights -- 5.1 Human Rights Protection in UN Peacekeeping -- 5.2 Social, Political and Economic Rights -- 5.3 Humanitarian Protection -- 6 The Core 'Constitutional' Principles -- 6.1 Consent -- 6.2 Impartiality -- 6.3 The Use of Force in Self-Defence -- 7 Conclusion -- 3 Protection from threats of Physical Violence and  ihl  -- 1 Central Theme of Physical Violence -- 1.1 The Focus on the Use of Force to Protect -- 1.2 A Legal Indicator to the Use of Force -- 2 The Application of ihl in UN Peace Missions -- 3 Classification of Conflict Involving UN Peace Missions -- 3.1 Status of Peacekeepers in Armed Conflict -- 3.2 Scope and Duration of  ihl  -- 4 The Obligation to Protect and ihl -- 4.1 Counter-Terrorist Measures -- 5 Priority of Protection and Self-Defence -- 6 Conclusion -- 4 Law Enforcement under the Protection of Civilians Mandate -- 1 unpol in UN Peacekeeping -- 2 Protection of Civilians Mandate for unpol -- 2.1 Protection against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence -- 3 Law Enforcement and Detention in UN Peace Missions -- 4 Detentions Made by Peacekeepers -- 4.1 Legal Grounds for Detention -- 4.2 Treatment of Security Detainees -- 5 Transferring and Releasing Detainees -- 5.1 The Principle of Non-refoulement -- 6 Conclusion -- 5 The Protection of Women and Children -- 1 Women and Children as 'Vulnerable' Civilians -- 2 Protection under the Maintenance of International Peace and Security -- 3 The Protection from Conflict-Related Sexual Violence -- 4 Child Protection -- 4.1 The Protections Afforded to Children in Armed Conflict -- 4.2 Defining the 'Child' under the Law -- 4.3 Protection Provided to Child Soldiers -- 4.4 ddr  Process and Child Soldiers -- 4.5 Incidental Removal of Children from Armed Groups -- 4.6 Use of Force against Child Soldiers -- 5 Protection against Child Soldiers -- 6 Protection Advisors and Training -- 7 Conclusion -- 6 The Protection of  idp  s -- 1 Protection of idp  s -- 2 Protection of idp Camps -- 2.1 UN Effective Control over Individuals and  idp  Camps -- 2.2 Security Risks Due to Lack of Planning of  idp  Camps -- 2.3 Security Risk from Poor Design of  idp  Camps -- 3 Protection of Human Rights in idp Camps -- 3.1 The Right to Food and Water -- 3.2 The Right to Education -- 3.3 Protection of Access to Health Care -- 4 Conclusion -- 7 Accountability for Failure to Protect -- 1 Accountability of Peacekeepers' Actions -- 1.1 UN Operational Control and  tcc / pcc  Disciplinary Responsibility -- 2 Law of State and Organisational Responsibility -- 2.1 Effective Control Test -- 2.2 Joint Responsibility of UN Peace Operations -- 2.3 Civilian Peacekeepers -- 3 Immunity of the UN -- 4 Individual Peacekeeper Accountability -- 4.1 Immunity from Host State Jurisdiction -- 4.2 Accountability under  tcc / pcc  Military Code -- 5 The Responsibility of the tcc / pcc under International Law -- 6 Obligation on the UN Leadership -- 7 Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Timeline of Protection of Civilians in Peacekeeping -- Appendix 2 Summary of Peacekeeping Missions from 1999 to April 2024 -- Appendix 3 List of Questions Asked to Participants -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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