Improving Civilian Protection during War through Conflict-Specific Behavioural Regulation of Combatants

This thesis advances the claim that there is a gap between the regulation of behaviour for the protection of individuals in peace and the regulations needed to protect civilians from combatant violence during war. Social psychology and criminology theories can help to develop the necessary conflict-...

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1. VerfasserIn: Stefanik, Kirsten MD (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In:Jahr: 2019
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