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Thinking Allowed: Civilians in the line of fire

Civilians in the line of fire

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Civilians in the line of fire. Laurie Taylor explores the history of human shields and the role of war lawyers in military conflicts.

CIVILIANS IN THE LINE OF FIRE: Laurie Taylor talks to  Nicola Perugini, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Edinburgh,  about the  global history of human shields, from civil wars to Black Lives Matters.  How have ordinary people come to be both voluntary and involuntary shields for protection, coercion, or deterrence? Also, war lawyers. Craig Jones, Lecturer in Political Geography at Newcastle University, discusses the way in which  legal professionals have increasingly been invited to advise on military operations which were once the exclusive preserve of commanders. What implications has this had for the conduct of war, in general and the treatment of civilians, in particular? Why has it allowed for an extension, rather than a curtailment, of civilian deaths?

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