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This project investigates the concept of human shielding in warfare, where civilians are used to protect military targets. It aims to explore the historical and contemporary implications of this practice in various conflict zones.
OHS aims to examine the history and contemporary politics of human shielding.
In international humanitarian law (IHL) and military manuals, human shielding generally refers to the deployment of civilians to deter attacks on combatants or military sites.
The dramatic intensification of urban warfare during the last decades and the growing “weaponization” of human bodies in contemporary warfare inevitably entail that civilians are increasingly caught in the front lines of the fighting, while the t…
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