Issues relating to the use of civilian "human shields" / by Yoram Dinstein
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Issues relating to the use of civilian "human shields"
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by Yoram Dinstein
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The article clarifies the use of civilian "human shield" with regard to the following issues: hostage-taking, perfidy, human shields other than civilians, the range of the prohibition, the criminalization of the use of civilian human shields, voluntary civilian human shield and direct participation in hostilities, how the principle of proportionality applies to involuntary civilian human shields and the use of warnings.
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