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Ola Engdahl - The legal status of United Nations and associated personnel in peace operations and the legal regime protecting them
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The legal status of United Nations and associated personnel in peace operations and
the legal regime protecting them
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues and Friends,
First, I would like to start by thanking the Institute for inviting...
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The legal status of United Nations and associated personnel in peace operations and
the legal regime protecting them
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues and Friends,
First, I would like to start by thanking the Institute for inviting me as a speaker to this roundtable
seminar on IHL and human rights law and in peace operations.
IHL and HRL in the context of
peace operations are generally discussed as principles and rules restricting the use of force by
military personnel engaged in peace operations.
I will approach this topic from a different angle –
that is, how do these rules protect personnel in peace operations? In this respect it is also of
interest to note the change in legal status for such personnel if and when they are drawn into an
armed conflict – depending to some extent on the type of armed conflict.
I use the term peace operation to denote activities ranging from peacekeeping to peace
enforcement.
In peace operations based upon a mandate from the SC, which I am disc
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