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? /

• Main Author: Römer, Jan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Schriftenreihe der Juristischen Fakultät der Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder),
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Human rights.; International humanitarian law.; International criminal law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.; Human Rights.; International Criminal Law.

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...

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.