The Right to Life During Armed Conflict. An Examination of the Relationship Between Rights and Humanitarian Law

Abstract

On October 25, 1983, a United States Navy A-7 Corsair attack/bomber from the aircraft carrier USS Independence bombed a complex approximately one- half mile east of the capitol city of St. Georges', Grenada, West Indies, during the United States, military intervention on the island. The particular target on that date was a compound that contained several structures, including two forts: Fort Matthews and Fort Frederick. The Fort Frederick facility itself consisted of several buildings, two of which were particulary noteworthy: the Richmond Hill Prison and the Richmond Hill Mental Hospital. Keywords: Grenada, West Indies, Military operations, Warfare, Civilian casualties, Civilians.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218333

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Monahan

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil War
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Human Rights
  • International Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • North America
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Security
  • United States
  • War
  • Warfare
  • West Indies

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.