Siege Warfare and the Prohibition of Intentional Starvation of Civilians: The Convergence of Ihl and Buddhist Ethics

Sieges and threatening the besieged population with starvation are methods of warfare as old as civilisation. While sieges are not explicitly prohibited under international humanitarian law (IHL), the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare has been prohibited since the Geneva Conventions of...

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Main Author: Mendis, Nishara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Contemporary buddhism
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 252-280
Further subjects:B starvation
B advisers’ responsibility
B Asātarūpa Jātaka
B Siege warfare
B IHL
B Ummagga Jātaka
B Sīvali
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