Killing in a gray area between humanitarian law and human rights how can the national police of Colombia overcome the uncertainty of which branch of international law to apply?

Armed forces can be confronted with the problem of correctly classifying a targeted group as one that is or is not party to an armed conflict. In particular, this happens in a context of a high level of violence where a non-international armed conflict is (likely) occurring at the same time, such as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rmer, Jan (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin ; Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Schriftenreihe der Juristischen Fakultät der Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder),
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009455944506719
Table of Contents:
  • The Situation in Colombia
  • Legal Requirements for the Use of Lethal Force
  • Use of Lethal Force by the National Police of Colombia in Various Operations
  • Main Findings and Thesis Statement.