Chapter

The protection of civilians in armed conflict : four concepts

Hugh Breakey

Norms of protection : responsibility to protect, protection of civilians and their interaction

Paris [etc.] : United Nations University Press, 2012

p. 40-61

English

Bibliographie : p. 57-61

This chapter details the nature of Protection of Civilians (POC) in the contemporary context. It argues that while all POC actors have a broadly shared understanding of the core concerns of POC - the basic rights of non-combatants and the types of violence that threaten them - the different perspectives, resources and powers possessed by separate types of POC actors make those actors develop distinct POC roles and responsibilities.

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