Third-party intervention in the presence of supreme values

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Abstract

I set out a model of third-party intervention in which parties to a conflict can have supreme values. An attacker can decide to use own-population civilians as human shields against a defender. A third-party adjudicator can find fault with the defender for measures that harm the human shields. The criticism is an incentive for the attacker to use the own-population human shields. The supreme values relate to the value placed on the lives of the human shields. I describe the possible equilibrium outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)267-274
Number of pages8
JournalPublic Choice
Volume186
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021

Keywords

  • Human shield
  • Prejudice
  • Terrorism

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