@article {6962, title = {"Players " on the Battelfield of the War against Terror: Rules of Targeting, Detention, and Protecti}, year = {2008}, abstract = {

Abstract

The spread and intensification of the phenomenon of terror in the twenty-first century has changed the modern battlefield. One of the main phenomena contributing to this change is the manner in which terror blurs the distinction between combatants and civilians. The center of gravity has shifted from the clear distinction between civilians and combatants to more subtle distinctions, where civilians undertake various activities{\textemdash}from information gathering for and logistical support of the combat forces to morally supporting them{\textemdash}giving them a central role. This paper presents and analyzes the assertion that the change which terror has created on the battlefield justifies an alteration in the attitude toward the various participants on the battlefield. My argument is that this shift in attitude involves,\ inter alia, the influence of human rights law on humanitarian law, and I demonstrate the practical significance of this influence on how we react to the players on the battlefield: combatants, civilians, as well as civilians who participate (directly or indirectly) in combat.

}, author = {Hilly Moodrick-Aven Khen} }