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Protection Of Journalists In Situations Of Armed Conflict : Enhancing Legal Protection Under International Law, Hong Tang
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this dissertation is to highlight the specific conditions created by armed conflicts (international and internal armed conflicts), and to survey and discuss the international laws (governing both sovereign states and international intergovernmental organizations, or governing either sovereign states or international inter-governmental organizations) that can promote better protection for journalists in the circumstances of armed conflict. This dissertation also serves to reaffirm those elements of international humanitarian law that apply to the protection of civilians and journalists in situations of armed conflict; to reestablish and promote the authority of those basic rules on both international and national levels; …
Distinction And Loss Of Civilian Protection In International Armed Conflicts, Yoram Dinstein
Distinction And Loss Of Civilian Protection In International Armed Conflicts, Yoram Dinstein
International Law Studies
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Water Security, Fear Mitigation And International Water Law (Symposium), A. Dan Tarlock
Water Security, Fear Mitigation And International Water Law (Symposium), A. Dan Tarlock
All Faculty Scholarship
Water lawyers, courts, and others in the water community are fond of quoting the quip attributed to Mark Twain, "whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over." Not only is there no evidence that Twain ever uttered these words, but the quote has taken on a life of its own which grossly distorts the nature of water competition disputes, especially state to state competition. Both whiskey and water are for human benefit and exist in sufficient quantities throughout the world to satisfy present and future demand. Meeting these demands will be challenging because water must be managed to …
Little Girls Lost: Can The International Community Protect Girl Soldiers?, Jordan A. Gilbertson
Little Girls Lost: Can The International Community Protect Girl Soldiers?, Jordan A. Gilbertson
Jordan A. Gilbertson
The use of children as soldiers in international and internal conflict in developing nations has a long history. It is only recently that the plight of these children has come to the international legal community's attention. This article sheds light on the particularized plight of female child soldiers and analyzes whether the current legal climate is doing enough to protect these little girls lost.