Land related grievances shape tropical forest-cover in areas affected by armed-conflict
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.05.007
Abstract: Abstract Armed-conflicts often occur in tropical areas considered to be of high ‘conservation-value’, termed as such for their biodiversity or carbon-storage functions. Despite this important overlap, few studies have assessed how forest-biomass is affected by… read more here.
Keywords: armed conflicts; armed conflict; land; forest cover ... See more keywords
Internationalized Armed Conflicts in International Law. By Kubo Mačák. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. xl, 268. Index.
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DOI: 10.1017/ajil.2020.2
Abstract: Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Gender Gap report states that it will take 202 years for women to achieve economic equality with men.5 This considerable collection of feminist perspectives is akin to a theoretical smorgasbord, an… read more here.
Keywords: oxford; armed conflicts; internationalized armed; conflicts international ... See more keywords
“When you have to shoot, shoot!” Rethinking the right to life of combatants during armed conflicts
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DOI: 10.1017/s181638312400016x
Abstract: Abstract Does targeting combatants really provide a military advantage during an armed conflict? The limitations on the use of force against civilians and means and methods of warfare are well developed under contemporary international humanitarian… read more here.
Keywords: shoot shoot; shoot rethinking; life combatants; armed conflicts ... See more keywords
Special agreements in non-international armed conflicts: Lessons from the practice
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DOI: 10.1017/s181638312510060x
Abstract: The Geneva Conventions invite the parties to a non-international armed conflict (NIAC) to conclude special agreements (SAs) according to common Article 3(3). However, the lack of definition and insufficient coverage of such agreements by scholars… read more here.
Keywords: special agreements; practice; international armed; armed conflicts ... See more keywords
Missing Migrants and the Politics of Disappearance in Armed Conflicts and Migratory Contexts
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DOI: 10.1080/00141844.2019.1697333
Abstract: In this article we set out to understand the issue of enforced or involuntary disappearance in two seemingly different situations: the missing persons produced by armed conflict and the missing mig... read more here.
Keywords: missing migrants; disappearance; armed conflicts; politics disappearance ... See more keywords
A mini-review on safeguarding global health amidst a “Pandemic” of armed conflicts
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000037897
Abstract: The year 2022 witnessed an alarming surge in state-based armed conflicts globally, reaching a staggering 56, with major hostilities in Ukraine, Myanmar, and Nigeria resulting in over 10,000 estimated conflict-related deaths. This trend continued with… read more here.
Keywords: mini review; global health; review safeguarding; armed conflicts ... See more keywords
Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara‐Sahel
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DOI: 10.1111/conl.12446
Abstract: Increasing conflicts and social insecurity are expected to accelerate biodiversity decline and escalate illegal wildlife killing. Sahara‐Sahel megafauna has experienced recent continuous decline due to unsustainable hunting pressure. Here, we provide the best available data… read more here.
Keywords: policy; armed conflicts; sahara sahel; conservation ... See more keywords
Armed conflicts and national trends in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in sub-Saharan Africa: what can national health surveys tell us?
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001300
Abstract: Armed conflicts are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and considered to be an important factor in slowing down national progress in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). The measurement of the impact of conflicts on… read more here.
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The European Union and natural resources that fund armed conflicts: Explaining the EU’s policy choice for supply chain due-diligence requirements
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DOI: 10.1177/0010836718808314
Abstract: Natural resources can be an important source of funding for warring parties in armed conflicts. Curbing the trade in these so-called conflict resources is, therefore, part of the European Union’s conflict management policies. The article… read more here.
Keywords: armed conflicts; european union; due diligence; chain due ... See more keywords
Rebels with a Cause: Does Ideology Make Armed Conflicts Longer and Bloodier?
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DOI: 10.1177/00220027221108222
Abstract: Ideology may directly provide motive and indirectly capacity for collective violence, thus making armed conflicts longer and bloodier. We investigate these propositions by drawing on an innovative global dataset which codes ideological claims by rebel… read more here.
Keywords: conflicts longer; rebels cause; ideology; cause ideology ... See more keywords
The impacts of armed conflict on child health: Evidence from 56 developing countries
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DOI: 10.1177/00223433211066417
Abstract: This article evaluates the extent to which armed conflicts influence early childhood health for 56 developing countries over nearly 30 years. Exploiting both spatial and temporal variations in conflict exposure within a difference-in-differences framework, the… read more here.
Keywords: health; developing countries; age; impacts armed ... See more keywords