武装冲突中战地记者的法律保护.pdfVIP

Abstract A war correspondent is a professional journalist assigned to cover events in a war zone or other areas of conflict. War correspondents working in conflict zones inevitably face with various risks. They could be the victims of hostile operations in battlefield, and could also be the victims of arbitrary acts of violence. Especially in non-international armed conflict, war correspondents mostly follow the rebels, which makes war correspondents are more susceptible to be damaged. Every year, a large number of war correspondents were killed or injured in the armed conflict. As high- risk groups, the international community ought to give more attention and protection to war correspondents. War correspondents are protected by a range of IHL norms that apply to civilians or prisoners of war and that are contained in Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the Additional Protocols of 1977, as well as in customary international law. According to the provisions of international humanitarian law, war correspondent has a dual identity. Firstly, in the usual case war correspondents accompanying the armed forces are not the actual members of the forces. They enjoy the same protection of the civilian population. Secondly, if they are taken captive, war correspondents are protected as prisoners of war . So, the special protection of war correspondents is very little in international humanitarian law, but they are still able to obtain protections which are provided for civilians while practicing their profession. However, the prerequisite of such protection is not involved in the hostilities. When they fall into the hands of the enemy, war correspondents with the authority of the armed forces will be able to