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

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)

Format: eBook

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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Peacekeeping forces (International law)
Responsibility to protect (International law)
War > Protection of civilians.

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.