Protection of Civilians and Individual Accountability: Obligations and Responsibilities of Military Commanders in United Nations Peacekeeping Operatio

by Lenneke Sprik

This book explores the question of whether peacekeeping commanders can be held accountable for a failure to protect the civilian population in the mission area. This requires an assessment of whether peacekeeping commanders have an obligation to act against such serious crimes being committed under domestic and international law. The work uses the cases of the Dutch and Belgian peacekeeping commanders in Srebrenica and Kigali as examples, but it...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367726793
• ISBN13: 9780367726799
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"