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- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Editors’ Note
- 1 Introduction: Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Part I Interviews
- Part II Development of International Humanitarian Law
- Part III Practice and Application of International Humanitarian Law
- 13 Pacific Island States and International Humanitarian Law
- 14 Challenges of Hybrid Warfare to the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law in the Asia-Pacific
- 15 Counter-Terrorism Law and Armed Conflict in Asia
- 16 Detention in Non-International Armed Conflicts
- 17 The Chemical Weapons Convention in the Asia-Pacific Region
- 18 Wartime Military Sexual Enslavement in the Asia-Pacific
- 19 Protection of Education in Armed Conflict Situations: Asia-Pacific in Focus
- 20 Cyberspace and International Humanitarian Law: The Chinese Approach
- 21 Ethnic Conflicts in Myanmar: The Application of the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict
- 22 The Korean War (1950–1953) and the Treatment of Prisoners of War
- 23 Jihad and International Humanitarian Law: Three Moro Rebel Groups in the Philippines
- 24 International Humanitarian Law in Occupied East Timor: Displacement, Relocation and Famine
- 25 Reinterpreting the Law to Justify the Facts: An Analysis of International Humanitarian Law Interpretation in Sri Lanka
- 26 Japan and Nuclear Weapons
- 27 The Post-War History of Japan: Renouncing War and Adopting International Humanitarian Law
- Part IV Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
- Part V Looking to the Future and Enhancing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
- Glossary of Publications
- Alphabetical Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Chronological Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Treaties and Other International Instruments, Resolutions and National Documents with an International Dimension
- Chronological Glossary of National Legislation and Secondary Instruments
- Peace Agreements and Communiques
- Abbreviations and Translations
- Index
25 - Reinterpreting the Law to Justify the Facts: An Analysis of International Humanitarian Law Interpretation in Sri Lanka
from Part III - Practice and Application of International Humanitarian Law
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 October 2019
- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Editors’ Note
- 1 Introduction: Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law
- Part I Interviews
- Part II Development of International Humanitarian Law
- Part III Practice and Application of International Humanitarian Law
- 13 Pacific Island States and International Humanitarian Law
- 14 Challenges of Hybrid Warfare to the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law in the Asia-Pacific
- 15 Counter-Terrorism Law and Armed Conflict in Asia
- 16 Detention in Non-International Armed Conflicts
- 17 The Chemical Weapons Convention in the Asia-Pacific Region
- 18 Wartime Military Sexual Enslavement in the Asia-Pacific
- 19 Protection of Education in Armed Conflict Situations: Asia-Pacific in Focus
- 20 Cyberspace and International Humanitarian Law: The Chinese Approach
- 21 Ethnic Conflicts in Myanmar: The Application of the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict
- 22 The Korean War (1950–1953) and the Treatment of Prisoners of War
- 23 Jihad and International Humanitarian Law: Three Moro Rebel Groups in the Philippines
- 24 International Humanitarian Law in Occupied East Timor: Displacement, Relocation and Famine
- 25 Reinterpreting the Law to Justify the Facts: An Analysis of International Humanitarian Law Interpretation in Sri Lanka
- 26 Japan and Nuclear Weapons
- 27 The Post-War History of Japan: Renouncing War and Adopting International Humanitarian Law
- Part IV Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
- Part V Looking to the Future and Enhancing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
- Glossary of Publications
- Alphabetical Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Chronological Glossary of Cases and Decisions
- Treaties and Other International Instruments, Resolutions and National Documents with an International Dimension
- Chronological Glossary of National Legislation and Secondary Instruments
- Peace Agreements and Communiques
- Abbreviations and Translations
- Index
Summary
The Sri Lankan civil war ended in May 2009 with the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the Sri Lankan armed forces. For twenty-six years, the LTTE – a Tamil armed group proscribed as a terrorist organization in several countries – fought for the independence of the Tamil dominated northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Both the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government have allegedly violated human rights and international humanitarian law (IHL) throughout the duration of the armed conflict.
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- Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law , pp. 423 - 439Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019