AN APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL REGIME FOR THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS AND CIVILIAN OBJECTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS
AN APPRAISAL OF THE LEGAL REGIME FOR THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS AND CIVILIAN OBJECTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS
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2021-04
Authors
ABDUL, Maryam
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Abstract
Conflicts are inevitable in our society today. Modern armed conflicts have civilians as majority
of casualties despite of course, the presence of the rules of IHL seeking to protect them from the
savages of war. This is because of the changing trend in warfare whereby the theatre of violence
is moving closer to the people. Yet they are always the overwhelming majority of victims.
Civilians and civilian objects are always vulnerable which this research seeks to address. It also
seeks to address the growing trend in armed conflict and the adequacy of the existing laws in the
face of the changing trend. This dissertation examines the legal regime that protect civilians and
civilian objects during armed conflict with a view to examine the mechanisms established for this
purpose. States must make concerted efforts to see that certain situations are considered and
incorporated into the rules to strengthen the protection and curtail further gross violations.
Description
BEING A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LAWS –
LL.M
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LAW,
FACULTY OF LAW,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
Keywords
APPRAISAL,, LEGAL REGIME,, PROTECTION,, CIVILIANS,, CIVILIAN OBJECTS,, ARMED CONFLICTS.