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Anti-Personnel Mines And Peremptory Norms Of International Law: Argument And Catalyst, R. J. Araujo
Anti-Personnel Mines And Peremptory Norms Of International Law: Argument And Catalyst, R. J. Araujo
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Anti-personnel mines have evolved into the military device of choice in many regional conflicts across the world. The author commences his analysis of this development by considering the impact of anti-personnel mines on civilian populations and the reasons historically articulated for their use. After evaluating their relative costs and benefits, the author proceeds to analyze the problem of anti-personnel mines under the principles of international law. First, the author considers legal principles regarding the permissible use of force by combatants, generally referred to as jus in bello. Next, the author evaluates the use of anti-personnel mines under jus in bello …
Peace And The Press: Media Rules During U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, Jennifer Lee
Peace And The Press: Media Rules During U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, Jennifer Lee
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In recent years, U.N. peacekeeping operations have become an increasing focus of international military action and media coverage. While the military and the media have maintained a precarious balance in the United States between the military's objective of operational success and the media's call for uncensored reporting, the evolution and growing importance of U.N. peacekeeping offers new considerations to this balance. This Note examines the ability of the United Nations to affect the balance between the military and the media through the implementation of U.N. media rules during peacekeeping operations. This Note begins by reviewing the history of media coverage …