Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping Operations (Routledge Research in the Law of Armed Conflict) - Softcover

Islam, Aminul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032657693 ISBN 13: 9781032657691

Publisher: Routledge, 2025

Synopsis

This book discusses the legal responsibility of UN peacekeepers for the protection of civilians under international legal regimes, particularly international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international refugee law, and occupation law. It considers both negative and positive obligations, that is, a duty to respect or not violate a particular right directly and a duty to take positive action to secure or protect a particular right, respectively. In addition, it describes the standards and methods, as well as their strengths and weaknesses, by which actors in UN peacekeeping operations, including the UN, troop contributing countries, and individual peacekeepers, can be held accountable for third-party claims and allegations of criminal misconduct against UN peacekeepers for violations of responsibility in peacekeeping operations. The work will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and policy-makers working in the areas of International Law, International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law, and International Relations.

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About the Author

Aminul Islam is an Additional District and Sessions Judge in Bangladesh. He is currently the Deputy Secretary of the Law and Justice Division in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He has more than two decades of experience as a judge, lawyer, journalist, and educator.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032657693
• ISBN 13: 9781032657691
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 326