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This project examines the phenomenon of human shielding in warfare, where civilians are used to deter attacks on military targets. It aims to analyze the historical and legal implications of this practice and its impact on perceptions of violence.
This project aims to examine the history and politics of human shields, a growing phenomenon related to the increasing “weaponization” of human bodies and the fact that urban settings have increasingly become common sites for contemporary conflicts.
Human shielding denotes the deployment of civilians in order to deter attacks on military sites as well as their transformation into a technology of warfare.
While the majority of the scholarly literature characterizes human shielding as the “weapon…
QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
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United Kingdom, London
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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