Sacrificial violence and targeting in International humanitarian law
Author
Editor
- Pål Wrange
- Ola Engdahl
Summary, in English
Drawing on the work of René Girard, his text inquires into incidental and lawful losses of civilians in the regulation of international humanitarian law as part of a symbolic order restraining violent conflict within communities. First, I inquire into central norms on targeting in IHL, explaining their internal inconsistencies. Second, I try to show that these inconsistencies can be explaining by applying Girard's theory on sacrificial violence.
Department/s
Publishing year
2008
Language
English
Pages
101-112
Publication/Series
Law at War: The law as it was and the law as it should be : Liber Amicorum Ove Bring
Full text
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Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Topic
- Law
Keywords
- violence
- targeting
- human rights
- Girard
- mänskliga rättigheter
- våld
- Girard
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9789004170162