Title

The Implications for Women of a Shrinking Humanitarian Space

Authors

Valerie Oosterveld, Western Law, Western UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2012

Publisher

UBC Press

Place of Publication

Vancouver

Abstract

The face of modern warfare is changing as more and more humanitarian organizations, private military companies, and non-state armed groups enter complex security environments such as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti. Although this shift has been overshadowed by legal issues connected to the War on Terror and intervention in countries such as Rwanda and Sudan, it has caused some to question the relevance of the laws of war. Modern Warfare explores the law's failure and potential to ensure compliance in the context of a changing military landscape; by doing so, it opens a path to preventing further unnecessary suffering and violence.

Notes

In the book Modern Warfare: Armed Groups, Private Militaries, Humanitarian Organizations, and the Law

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Citation of this paper:

Oosterveld, Valerie. "The Implications for Women of a Shrinking Humanitarian Space" Perrin, Benjamin (ed.), Modern Warfare: Armed Groups, Private Militaries, Humanitarian Organizations, and the Law. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2012.