WHAT IS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR?

dc.creator	John Hickman
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:04Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:04Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/36-2-50
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e4bdba9af2354521a5ba4689f168d680
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/7964
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/e4bdba9af2354521a5ba4689f168d680
dc.description	This article presents a conceptual map of the purposes served by continuing<br />custody of prisoners of war and captured non-combatants. Morally legitimate and<br />non-controversial purposes include preventing prisoners of war from rejoining their<br />comrades-in-arms, preventing both prisoners of war and captured non-combatants<br />from giving material support to combatants still in the field, facilitating orderly<br />release and repatriation at the end of hostilities, and the prosecution for war crimes.<br />Morally illegitimate purposes include punishment, exploitation as conscript labour,<br />recruitment or conscription as combatants, exploitation for intelligence, display as<br />proof of victory, and ideological indoctrination. Analysis of historical cases<br />illustrating each purpose reveal that continuing custody is often motivated by<br />multiple purposes, both legitimate and illegitimate. What explains adoption of<br />multiple and illegitimate purposes for continuing custody? Prisoners are available<br />for legitimate and illegitimate purposes because neither elites nor masses within the<br />captor state typically view prisoners as members of the moral community.1<br />Continuing custody does not alter the perceived status of the captured as aliens who<br />cannot be intuitively invested with expectations of reciprocity. This suggests both<br />ending custody as soon as legitimate purposes are served and bringing the captured<br />within the moral community while in continuing captivity.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/50
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 36, Iss 2 (2011)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	WHAT IS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR?
dc.type	Article