Book contents
- Reviews
- International Law and Policy on the Protection of Civilians
- International Law and Policy on the Protection of Civilians
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I The International Legal Framework
- Part II Specific Protection of Certain High-Risk Groups
- Part III State and Institutional Policies on the Protection of Civilians
- 15 The United Nations and the Protection of Civilians
- 16 NATO and the Protection of Civilians
- 17 The African Union and the Protection of Civilians
- 18 The European Union and the Protection of Civilians
- 19 The ICRC and the Protection of Civilians
- 20 Switzerland and the Protection of Civilians
- 21 The United Kingdom and the Protection of Civilians
- 22 The United States and the Protection of Civilians
- 23 Brazil and the Protection of Civilians
- 24 India and the Protection of Civilians
- 25 Norway and the Protection of Civilians
- 26 South Africa and the Protection of Civilians
- 27 The Future of Protecting Civilians
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Index
22 - The United States and the Protection of Civilians
from Part III - State and Institutional Policies on the Protection of Civilians
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 August 2022
- Reviews
- International Law and Policy on the Protection of Civilians
- International Law and Policy on the Protection of Civilians
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I The International Legal Framework
- Part II Specific Protection of Certain High-Risk Groups
- Part III State and Institutional Policies on the Protection of Civilians
- 15 The United Nations and the Protection of Civilians
- 16 NATO and the Protection of Civilians
- 17 The African Union and the Protection of Civilians
- 18 The European Union and the Protection of Civilians
- 19 The ICRC and the Protection of Civilians
- 20 Switzerland and the Protection of Civilians
- 21 The United Kingdom and the Protection of Civilians
- 22 The United States and the Protection of Civilians
- 23 Brazil and the Protection of Civilians
- 24 India and the Protection of Civilians
- 25 Norway and the Protection of Civilians
- 26 South Africa and the Protection of Civilians
- 27 The Future of Protecting Civilians
- Conclusion
- Book part
- Index
Summary
The United States does not have a federal policy or strategy document on the protection of civilians. Instead, elements of relevant policy can be found across a range of government documents issued over the past decade. In general, the US tends to address the issue at the national level through the prism of ‘civilian harm mitigation’, which suggests a more limited and legalistic approach than the broad concept of protection of civilians.
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- International Law and Policy on the Protection of Civilians , pp. 239 - 248Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022