Is The Requirement Of ‘Boots On The Ground’ Necessary Anymore For An Occupation?

Year 2021, Winter, 336 - 346, 30.03.2021

Yunus Emre Gül

https://doi.org/10.21733/ibad.832724

Abstract

The challenges posed by modern warfare oblige us to reinterpret traditional concepts in order to offer better protection to civilians, and to prevent states to deny their responsibilities. Therefore, the requirement of ‘boots on the ground’ should not be accepted as the only way to exercise the authority of occupying power since it becomes the exception rather than the rule today. At this point, it is significant to focus on which functions are under the effective control of foreign power and impose duties related to these functions in order to prevent legal gaps with respect to the protection of civilians that is the very purpose of International Humanitarian Law.

Keywords

Traditional concepts, boots on the ground, responsibilities, functions, International Humanitarian Law

‘Sahada Askerlerin Bulunması’ Yükümlülüğü İşgal İçin Hala Gerekli Midir?

Abstract

Modern savaşın getirdiği zorluklar, sivillere yönelik daha iyi koruma sağlanması ve devletlerin sorumluluklarını inkâr etmelerinin önlenmesi adına geleneksel konseptleri yeniden yorumlamayı yükümlülük haline getirmektedir. Bu nedenle, ‘sahada askerlerin bulunması’ yükümlülüğü işgalci gücün otoritesini uygulamasının tek yolu olarak kabul edilmemelidir, zira bugün bu husus bir kural olmaktan daha çok istisna haline gelmiştir. Bu noktada, Uluslararası İnsancıl Hukuk’un yegâne amacı olan sivillerin korunmasına dair yasal boşlukların önlenmesi adına, hangi fonksiyonların yabancı gücün etkin kontrolü altında olduğuna odaklanılması ve bu fonksiyonlara ilişkin olarak yükümlülüklerin belirlenmesine odaklanılması önem arz etmektedir.

Keywords

Geleneksel konseptler, sahada askerlerin bulunması, sorumluluklar, fonksiyonlar, Uluslararası İnsancıl Hukuk

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