IRRC No. 872

The civilianization of armed conflict: trends and implications

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Abstract
Civilians play an increasingly important and complex role in armed conflicts, both as victims and perpetrators. While this overall trend of "civilianization" encompasses all types of present-day conflicts, it takes on a very different nature in high-technology warfare than in the context of low-technology combats that are typical of many civil wars.

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