Michael Siegrist <br/><br/>
The Functional Beginning of Belligerent Occupation 

 -  Graduate Institute Publications  2011 
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<br/><br/> Since the mid-19th century military powers and various writers have tried to define the notion of belligerent occupation and, in particular, the beginning thereof. There are many situations in which a state of occupation is controversial or even denied. When is control so effective that an invasion turns into a state of belligerent occupation? What is the minimum area of a territory that can be occupied; a town, a hamlet, a house or what about a hill taken by the armed forces? This paper exam... 
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<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9782940415441 9782940415489 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Geneva Convention Fourth (1949) belligerent occupation protection of civilians dispute settlement conflict security and peacebuilding International Committee of the Red ‎Cross (ICRC) humanitarian action