- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 Civilians, Distinction, and the Compassionate View of War
- 2 Protection of Civilians, Responsibility to Protect, and Humanitarian Intervention
- 3 A History and Conceptual Development of the Protection of Civilians
- 4 Protecting Civilians
- 5 The Evolution of the UN Collective Security System
- 6 Protection of Civilians under International Human Rights Law
- 7 Protection of Civilians under International Humanitarian Law
- 8 Displacement and the Protection of Civilians under International Law
- 9 Legal Aspects of the Use of Force by United Nations Peacekeepers for the Protection of Civilians
- 10 International Responsibility for Ensuring the Protection of Civilians
- 11 The United Nations and the Protection of Civilians
- 12 The African Union and the Protection of Civilians
- 13 Security Council Diplomacy on the Protection of Civilians
- 14 Using Force to Protect Civilians in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
- 15 The Utility of Force for Protecting Civilians
- 16 The Contribution of Human Rights to Protecting People in Conflict
- 17 Humanitarian Protection—Moving beyond the Tried and Tested
- 18 The Problems and Dilemmas of Helping to Build Protection Capacities
- 19 Community Self-protection
- Conclusion
- Index
Displacement and the Protection of Civilians under International Law
Displacement and the Protection of Civilians under International Law
- Chapter:
- (p.177) 8 Displacement and the Protection of Civilians under International Law
- Source:
- Protection of Civilians
- Author(s):
Erin Mooney
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter situates the protection of displaced persons in the broader challenge of protection of civilians, considering the place that displacement occupies in the protection agenda of the Security Council. It examines the protection that international law affords civilians who are at risk of, or experiencing, displacement in situations of armed conflict. The analysis presented focuses on three elements: (a) protection against the act of forced displacement; (b) protection when displaced, both cross-border and through internal displacement; and (c) safe and sustainable solutions to displacement. The legal analysis is illustrated by reference to actual situations of displacement in contemporary conflicts.
Keywords: displaced persons, protection of civilians, forced displacement, armed conflict, refugees, international refugee law
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- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 Civilians, Distinction, and the Compassionate View of War
- 2 Protection of Civilians, Responsibility to Protect, and Humanitarian Intervention
- 3 A History and Conceptual Development of the Protection of Civilians
- 4 Protecting Civilians
- 5 The Evolution of the UN Collective Security System
- 6 Protection of Civilians under International Human Rights Law
- 7 Protection of Civilians under International Humanitarian Law
- 8 Displacement and the Protection of Civilians under International Law
- 9 Legal Aspects of the Use of Force by United Nations Peacekeepers for the Protection of Civilians
- 10 International Responsibility for Ensuring the Protection of Civilians
- 11 The United Nations and the Protection of Civilians
- 12 The African Union and the Protection of Civilians
- 13 Security Council Diplomacy on the Protection of Civilians
- 14 Using Force to Protect Civilians in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
- 15 The Utility of Force for Protecting Civilians
- 16 The Contribution of Human Rights to Protecting People in Conflict
- 17 Humanitarian Protection—Moving beyond the Tried and Tested
- 18 The Problems and Dilemmas of Helping to Build Protection Capacities
- 19 Community Self-protection
- Conclusion
- Index
