Ukraine and Violations of International Humanitarian Law – A Critical Analysis of the Amnesty International Report

Agnieszka Szpak
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On 4 August 2022, Amnesty International published its report ‘Ukraine: Ukrainian Fighting Tactics Endanger Civilians’, in which it accused Ukraine of violating international humanitarian law ‘by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals’ and in this way putting civilians at risk. According to the report, ‘[s]uch tactics violate international humanitarian law and endanger civilians, as they turn civilian objects into military targets. The ensuing Russian strikes in populated areas have killed civilians and destroyed civilian infrastructure’. The report sparked some controversies. The question that the author attempts to answer in this article is whether there are any factual or legal arguments supporting the conclusions of the report.

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乌克兰与违反国际人道主义法行为--对大赦国际报告的批判性分析
2022 年 8 月 4 日,大赦国际发表了题为 "乌克兰:报告指责乌克兰 "在居民区,包括学校和医院建立基地和操作武器系统",从而将平民置于危险之中,违反了国际人道主义法。报告称,"这种战术违反了国际人道主义法,危及平民,因为它们将民用物体变成了军事目标。俄罗斯随后对居民区的袭击造成平民死亡,并摧毁了民用基础设施"。该报告引发了一些争议。作者在本文中试图回答的问题是,是否有任何事实或法律论据支持该报告的结论。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies is a peer reviewed journal aimed at promoting the rule of law in humanitarian emergency situations and, in particular, the protection and assistance afforded to persons in the event of armed conflicts and natural disasters in all phases and facets under international law. The Journal welcomes submissions in the areas of international humanitarian law, international human rights law, international refugee law and international law relating to disaster response. In addition, other areas of law can be identified including, but not limited to the norms regulating the prevention of humanitarian emergency situations, the law concerning internally displaced persons, arms control and disarmament law, legal issues relating to human security, and the implementation and enforcement of humanitarian norms. The Journal´s objective is to further the understanding of these legal areas in their own right as well as in their interplay. The Journal encourages writing beyond the theoretical level taking into account the practical implications from the perspective of those who are or may be affected by humanitarian emergency situations. The Journal aims at and seeks the perspective of academics, government and organisation officials, military lawyers, practitioners working in the humanitarian (legal) field, as well as students and other individuals interested therein.
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