Human shields, human heresies

Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini might well add the laws of war as another instance of Orwellian “doublethink” where the concept of human shields operates as if it were the GPS tracker directing you to a human target. The prohibition of human shields is framed as the iron dome sheltering vulnerable actors from attacking armies, but this book compellingly demonstrates that shelter is part of the arsenal of modern lawfare. Is IHL worth saving.