The Copenhagen Process: Principles and Guidelines

Jacques Hartmann

doi:10.1007/978-94-6265-038-1_1

The Copenhagen Process: Principles and Guidelines

Jacques Hartmann

Dundee Law School

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This article analyses the outcome of the ‘Copenhagen Process on the Handling of Detainees in International Military Operations’: a five-year multistakeholder effort to develop principles and good practices on detention in international military operations. The Process concluded in 2012 when 18 States ‘welcomed’ a set of non-binding ‘Principles and Guidelines.’ The Principles and Guidelines address uncertainties surrounding the legal basis for the detention, treatment, and transfer of detainees during international military operations, drawing on both human rights and international humanitarian law. This article comments on the Principles and Guidelines, shedding some light on the context in which they were developed and adopted.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law
Editors	Terry D. Gill
Place of Publication	Netherlands
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	1
Pages	3-32
Number of pages	30
Volume	16
Edition	2013
ISBN (Electronic)	9789462650381
ISBN (Print)	9789462650374
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-038-1_1
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Name	Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law
ISSN (Print)	1389-1359

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Copenhagen process
Detention
International military operations
International armed conflicts
Non-international armed conflicts
Human rights

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Law

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