First Do No Harm: Refugee Law as a Response to Armed Conflict

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Mathew, Penelope
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D.W. Lovell and I. Primoratz

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2012
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In times of armed conflict, the significance of international refugee law’s palliative1 role is heightened. As third countries discuss military responses to a conflict, under the auspices of ‘responsibility to protect’,2 for example, refugee law reminds us of the Hippocratic oath: first do no harm.3

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Protecting Civilians during Violent Conflict: Theoretical and practical issues for the 21st Century

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Human Rights Law

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