Detention in armed conflict / Jelena Pejic
Document type:
Chapter
Title:
Detention in armed conflict
Author zone:
Jelena Pejic
In:
The Oxford guide to international humanitarian law
Editor:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020
Physical description:
p. 277-297
Languages:
English
Abstract:
Deprivation of liberty—detention—is a regular occurrence in armed conflict. Along with the conduct of hostilities it is one of the ways in which a belligerent attempts to weaken—and ultimately defeat—an adversary. Detention is regulated by a large number of provisions of international humanitarian law (IHL), the underlying and overarching purpose of which is to ensure the humane treatment of persons deprived of liberty. Apart from the relevant IHL treaty provisions, some of which will be mentioned in this chapter, rules on various aspects of detention in armed conflict are also found in customary IHL, domestic law, and human rights law. The chapter focuses on IHL rules on detention related to armed conflict without elaborating on the relationship between IHL and other legal frameworks, except where it highlights the specificity of particular IHL norms.
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