Iraq and Conflict and security
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- The BLDS conflict collection
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- War on Iraq is manifestly illegal and constitutes a crime against peace
- Center for Economic and Social Rights, USA, 2003
- The central question that this report seeks to answer is: can the U.S. and U.K lawfully attack Iraq—either with Security Council approval or, in the absence of such approval, on the basis of previous Council resolutions or under ...
- Military action to safe-guard oil reserves threatens to increase environmental injustice
- Friends of the Earth, 2003
- This briefing note asserts that the possible damage to the environment, to communities and above all to civilians deserves urgent practical and moral consideration before any decision for war is taken. The author claims that neither t...
- Military planning has overshadowed humanitarian considerations and strategies
- International Development Committee, UK, 2003
- This report examines the likely humanitarian consequences of military action against Iraq and the inadequacy of the preparations for dealing with them. The Committee consider that insufficient emphasis has been placed on the humanitar...
- Possible health and environmental impacts of a war in Iraq
- Medact, 2002
- Argues that a war on Iraq could cause half a million deaths and have a devastating impact on the lives, health and environment of the combatants, Iraqi civilians, and people in neighbouring countries and beyond. It examines the...
- Humanitarian and economic impacts of a war in Iraq
- Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq, 2003
- Collection of reports plus CASI's own analysis of the impacts of a war in Iraq. The site includes copies of UN documents projecting the impacts of a war in the region: Likely Humanitarian Scenarios (December 2002...
- Projected impact of a war on Iraqi children
- War Child, 2003
- This report examines the physical and mental well being of the 12 million Iraqi children based on data collected in Iraq between 20 and 26 January 2003. Main conclusions include: Physical well-being: despite some...
- Humanitarian implications of war in Iraq
- Center for Economic and Social Rights, USA, 2003
- Looks at the humanitarian implications of war in Iraq. Main findings include: The Iraqi population is far more vulnerable to the shocks of war than it was in 1991, having been reduced after 12 years of sanctions ...
- How to measure the impact of sanctions on health
- R. Garfield / Overseas Development Institute, 1999
- This paper examines the impact of sanctions against Cuba, Haiti and Iraq and specifically focuses on health and health services. It reviews current impact measurement attempts, identifies regular weaknesses in the choice of indicators...
- Economic and humanitarian disaster caused by sanctions
- C. Rowat / Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq, 1999
- According to this paper, sanctions in Iraq have caused a dramatic crisis in the economy and have reversed all progress made in the country before sanctions were first implemented. The authors report that the sanctions are breeding ang...
- Targeted sanctions have better chance of success
- S. D. Porteous / C.D. Howe Institute, Canada, 2000
- The evidence and opinion that UN sanctions have caused immense suffering for innocent civilians whilst having little impact on political leaders of rouge regimes is mounting. In this context, the author assesses the claim, made by som...
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