Investigating Civilian Casualties in Times of Armed Conflict and Occupation: Manoeuvring Between Legal Regimes and Paradigms for the Use of Force
In: International Humanitarian Law Ser.
Intro -- Investigating Civilian Casualties in Time of Armed Conflict and Belligerent Occupation: Manoeuvring Between Legal Regimes and Paradigms for the Use of Force -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1 The Investigative Response to Civilian Casualties: More Questions Than Answers -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Taking a Closer Look -- 1.3 Book Overview -- 1.3.1 The Use of Force, Civilian Casualties and Investigations -- 1.3.2 Manoeuvring between Operational Paradigms and Legal Regimes -- Part 2: Setting the Normative Framework -- 2 'The Trigger Question': When Do Civilian Casualties Require an Investigation? -- 2.1 The Investigation Trigger under International Human Rights Law (IHRL) -- 2.2 The Investigation Trigger under the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) -- 2.2.1 War Crimes -- 2.2.2 A Failure of Precautions -- 2.2.3 A Duty to Investigate All Cases of Civilian Casualties? -- 2.3 Conclusion -- 3 'The Standards Question': How to Investigate Civilian Casualties? -- 3.1 Investigation Standards under IHRL -- 3.1.1 General -- 3.1.2 An Effective Investigation -- 3.1.3 Independence and Impartiality -- 3.1.4 Victim Involvement and Transparency -- 3.1.5 A Formal and Professional Investigation and the Margin of Appreciation -- 3.2 Investigation Standards under LOAC -- 3.2.1 General -- 3.2.2 War Crimes -- 3.2.3 A Failure of Precautions -- 3.3 Conclusion -- 4 Translating Investigation Obligations to LOAC Situations -- 4.1 The Interaction between IHRL and LOAC -- 4.2 Classification Issues -- 4.3 International Armed Conflict (IAC) -- 4.4 Non-international Armed Conflict (NIAC) -- 4.5 A Conduct-of-Hostilities Paradigm: Temporal and Geographical Dimensions -- 4.6 Occupation -- 4.6.1 General -- 4.6.2 Troubled Occupation -- 4.6.3 The Use of Force -- 4.7 Conclusion.