TY - GEN AU - Michael Siegrist TI - The Functional Beginning of Belligerent Occupation SN - 9782940415441 PY - 2011/// PB - Graduate Institute Publications KW - Geneva Convention Fourth (1949) KW - belligerent occupation KW - protection of civilians KW - dispute settlement KW - conflict security and peacebuilding KW - International Committee of the Red ‎Cross (ICRC) KW - humanitarian action N1 - Open Access N2 - 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 UR - http://books.openedition.org/iheid/75 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/48186 ER -