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Haidi Willmot, Ralph Mamiya, Scott Sheeran and Marc Weller (eds), Protection of Civilians

2017; Oxford University Press; Volume: 17; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/hrlr/ngx035

1744-1021

Brian Sang Yk,

Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography

Protection of civilians (PoC) is a core theme of the international security policy agenda. It has grown both in focus and import in the work of regional and international organizations, and is now an organizing principle for peacekeeping operations.1 Yet, despite the priority accorded to it in international law and relations, there are multiple and contested views on the meaning, scope and content of PoC.2 The normative bases for and content and obligations arising out of PoC are also disputed owing to differences in the use of the language of protection in humanitarian, human rights and peacekeeping work. This causes confusion about what PoC is and what its implications are in terms of law, policy and practice.3 It also engenders divergent understandings of PoC which, coupled with the lack of a unified framework, result in normative overlaps and gaps in protection. This undermines the realization of strategic consensus and hinders practical cooperation, resulting in incongruent efforts by various protection actors which encumber the implementation of PoC priorities.