Protecting civilians during violent conflict : theoretical and practical issues for the 21st century - Lovell, David W., 1956-; Primoratz, Igor. (Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2012)
Protecting civilians during violent conflict / David Lovell -- Are attacks on civilians always wrong? / Stephen Nathanson -- Civilian immunity as an almost absolute moral rule / Igor Primoratz -- Collateral damage : intending evil and doing evil / Dean Cocking -- The protection of civilians from violence and the effects of attacks in international humanitarian law / Hitoshi Nasu -- Discriminate warfare: the military necessity: humanity dialectic of international humanitarian law / Michael N. Schmitt -- Who is protected under international humanitarian law? finding a definition for "direct participation in hostilities" / Helen Durham and Eve Massingham -- Protecting civilians in armed conflict through rules of engagement / Rob McLaughlin -- Educating for ethical behaviour? preparing military leaders for ethical challenges / David Lovell -- First do no harm: refugee law as a response to armed conflict / Penelope Mathew -- Private military and security companies and the "civilianization" of war / Andrew Alexandra -- Remote killing and drive-by wars / David Whetham -- Discrimination and non-lethal weapons: issues for the future military / Stephen Coleman -- Surviving in a war zone: the problem of civilian casualties in Afghanistan / William Maley -- The protection of civilians during the Israeli-Hamas conflict: the Goldstone Report / Richard D. Rosen -- An assessment of the Gaza Report's contribution to the development of international humanitarian law / Susan Breau.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: War -- Protection of civilians; War -- Moral and ethical aspects; War victims -- Legal status, laws, etc; Australian