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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Maltreatment of civilians

Maltreatment of civilians

  • State-supported violence against citizens
  • Beatings of civilians

Broader

Disastrous consequences of war
Presentable
Grievances of citizens
Unpresentable
Civil crimes committed during war
Unpresentable

Narrower

Inadequate protection of civilians in armed conflict
Presentable
Excessive imposition of states of emergency
Presentable

Aggravated by

Unrestrained use of force in administration of justice
Presentable
Citizen disobedience
Presentable
Unethical military practices
Unpresentable

Related

Rape by military personnel
Presentable

Strategy

Using corporal punishment
Yet to rate
Reducing state-supported violence against citizens
Yet to rate
Caring for civilians
Yet to rate
Beating civilians
Yet to rate

Value

Violence
Yet to rate
Nonviolence
Yet to rate
Maltreatment
Yet to rate
Beating
Yet to rate

Reference

Lopez, George A, et al: Testing Theories of State Violence, State Terror, and Repression

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Government » Citizenship
  • Government » Nation state » Nation state
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D5560
    DOCID
    11455600
    D7NID
    139829
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020