Abstract
Although civilian immunity is among the most widely agreed-upon norms of war, civilians are often attacked in contemporary conflicts. To some extent, the harm may be mitigated by programs to compensate the victims of wars. This article explores the three legal statutes and two forms of direct payment that the United States uses to compensate civilians harmed in wars and argues that although these are improvements in the treatment of civilians, they are inadequate. We argue that an individual cause of action in international law would provide a much better means of allowing civilians harmed by wars to seek compensation.
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