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A different sense of humanity: occupation in Francis Lieber’s Code
31-03-2012 Article, International Review of the Red Cross, No. 885, by Rotem Giladi
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A broad reading of the Code against Lieber’s published works, teaching, and correspondence reveals a unique – and disconcerting – sense of humanity, not directed at individuals, throwing light on the history of the law governing occupied territories today and paves the way for critical reflections on its conceptual bases.
Abstract
Accounts narrating the history of the modern law of occupation display ambivalence to the 1863 Lieber Code. At times, they mark the humanity of its provisions on occupied territories; at others, they find its concept of humanity in occupation limited compared to subsequent developments. A broader reading of the Code against Lieber’s published works, teaching, and correspondence reveals a unique – and disconcerting – sense of humanity pervading through its provisions. Lieber’s different sense of humanity, not directed at individuals, throws light on the history of the law governing occupied territories today and paves the way for critical reflections on its conceptual bases.
Keywords: occupation, Lieber Code, Lieber’s sense of humanity, occupied territories, early modern occupation law, humanitarian imperative, international order, military necessity, public order.
Biography
Dr Giladi is a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Law Faculty of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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