THE LEGAL STATUS OF COMBATANTS WHO BENEFIT FROM AN ADDITIONAL REGIME OF PROTECTION
THE LEGAL STATUS OF COMBATANTS WHO BENEFIT FROM AN ADDITIONAL REGIME OF PROTECTION
Author(s): Alexandr CauiaSubject(s): International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: international humanitarian law; international armed conflicts; combatants; supplementary protection regime; children; women;
Summary/Abstract: In contemporary international armed conflicts, military forces composed of children (persons below 18), are widely used. Conventional rules of international humanitarian law allow the use of minors in the hostilities, provided that such a person is over 15 years. The representatives of this group of participants in a conflict are considered combatants if they are qualified to the conditions of this status and benefit from a supplementary protection regime, which also applies to women participating directly in military operations in a modern armed conflict. The essence and content of supplementary protection regime established for these categories of participants is the subject of research of this article.
Journal: Strategic Impact
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 55
- Page Range: 171-177
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English