How to Kill Civilians in the Name of “Human Rights”: Lessons from Sri Lanka
How to Kill Civilians in the Name of “Human Rights”: Lessons from Sri Lanka
Author(s): Michael RADUSubject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Military history, Studies in violence and power, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: conflict; human live; human rights; civilian casualties; NGOs; military solution;
Summary/Abstract: This article is an overview of the recent history of Sri Lanka. Starting from the quarter of history of civil war, the author argues that humanitarian feeling are no policy alternative to common sense and that a military solution is, in some circumstances, the best way to save civilian lives.
Journal: Revista de Științe Politice. Revue des Sciences Politiques
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 21+22
- Page Range: 88-92
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English