Protecting civilians during violent conflict : theoretical and practical issues for the 21st century / edited by David W. Lovell and Igor Primoratz.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-328) and index.

Protecting civilians during violent conflict : an issue in context / David Lovell -- Are attacks on civilians always wrong? / Stephen Nathanson -- Civilian immunity as an almost absolute moral rule / Igor Primoratz -- Collateral damage : intending evil and doing evil / Dean Cocking -- The protection of civilians from violence and the effects of attacks in international humanitarian law / Hitoshi Nasu -- Discriminate warfare : the military necessity : humanity dialectic of international humanitarian law / Michael N. Schmitt -- Who is protected under international humanitarian law? Finding a definition for "direct participation in hostilities" / Helen Durham and Eve Massingham -- Protecting civilians in armed conflict through rules of engagement / Rob McLaughlin -- Educating for ethical behaviour? Preparing military leaders for ethical challenges / David Lovell -- First do no harm : refugee law as a response to armed conflict / Penelope Mathew -- Private military and security companies and the "civilianization" of war / Andrew Alexandra -- Remote killing and drive-by wars / David Whetham -- Discrimination and non-lethal weapons : issues for the future military / Stephen Coleman -- Surviving in a war zone : the problem of civilian casualties in Afghanistan / William Maley -- The protection of civilians during the Israeli-Hamas conflict : the Goldstone Report / Richard D. Rosen -- An assessment of the Gaza Report's contribution to the development of international humanitarian law / Susan Breau.