The declining significance of POW status

The declining significance of POW status

This article argues that denial of POW status carries few protective or policy consequences, and that the gap in protection for those classified as POWs are those not so classified, such as unlawful combatants - is closing - the current debate turns on competing interpretations of the qualifications...

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Veröffentlicht in:Harvard international law journal 2004-06, Vol.45 (2), p.367-442
1. Verfasser: Jinks, Derek
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
HUMANITARIAN LAW
PRISONERS OF WAR
WAR CRIMES
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Zusammenfassung:This article argues that denial of POW status carries few protective or policy consequences, and that the gap in protection for those classified as POWs are those not so classified, such as unlawful combatants - is closing - the current debate turns on competing interpretations of the qualifications for POW status and the procedures for assessing the status of individual combatants.
ISSN:0017-8063
2153-2494