Protecting Civilians in the New Battlespace: Challenges of Regulating Air Warfare
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This live seminar examined legal and policy responses to the challenges of civilian protection in situations of armed conflict, specifically in the context of air warfare. Against the backdrop of the recent release of the HPCR Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare, the seminar addressed the following questions:
* What are the primary features, definitions and principles contained in the Manual? How do these relate to the larger framework of international humanitarian law, or the law of armed conflict?
* What is the relevance for the military of the provisions of the Manual, which are a restatement of existing law applicable to air and missile warfare?
* How might the Manual contribute to enhanced protection of civilians during conflict?
Panelists and participants examined these questions by reference to the HPCR Manual and to specific situations of air warfare. Naz Modirzadeh (Senior Associate at the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research) and Claude Bruderlein (Director of the Program) hosted the discussion.
Panelists
Bruno Demeyere, Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research, Harvard University
Marco Sassòli, University of Geneva
Michael Schmitt, Durham University Law School
Capt. Dale Stephens, Royal Australian Navy
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Additional materials pertaining to this Live Seminar are available on the IHLRI Portal and on the IHL in Air and Missile Warfare Project Web site.
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