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Sacrificial violence and targeting in International humanitarian law

Author

  • Gregor Noll

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

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