NCJ Number
38667
Date Published
1976
Length
405 pages
Annotation
GUERRILLA IS A COLLECTIVE EXPRESSION OF VIOLENT OPPOSITION TO TRUE OR IMAGINARY WRONGS; SO LONG AS PERSECUTION AND DISCRIMINATION ARE TOLERATED, THE WORLD HAS TO LIVE WITH GUERRILLA.
Abstract
THIS BOOK INVESTIGATES THE LEGAL POSITION OF GUERILLA FIGHTERS IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR ACTIONS AND AFFILIATIONS AND OF THE RULES REGULATING THEIR STATUS. AN ATTEMPT IS ALSO MADE TO ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF GUERRILLA ACTIVITIES ON THE UNARMED CIVIL POPULATION, AND IN PARTICULAR TO SCRUTINIZE THE MEANS OF PROTECTION OF THOSE CIVILIANS UNDER THE EXISTING HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITIES TO IMPROVE THOSE MEANS. THE AUTHOR CONSIDERS THAT IT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE TO CHECK THE SPREAD OF GUERRILLA AND, MORE PARTICULARLY, THE TERRORISM WHICH ACCOMPANIES IT, IF A DELICATE BALANCE COULD BE STRUCK BETWEEN REMOVAL OF THE PROFOUND CAUSES OF GUERRILLA AND PROVISION OF EFFICIENT COUNTER-TERRORIST MEASURES. THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE LATTER WOULD BE TO PROTECT UNINVOLVED CIVILIANS. AS TO MEANS FOR PROTECTING GUERRILLEROS IN CAPITIVITY, THE AUTHOR PLEADS FOR A FIFTH GENEVA CONVENTION ON HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION OF PERSONS IMPRISONED OR DETAINED. A 15-PAGE INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY IS APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)