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Searching for a 'principle of humanity' in international humanitarian law /

The legal norms of International Humanitarian Law are the product of a compromise between humanitarian considerations and the demands of military necessity. In Searching for a 'Principle of Humanity' in International Humanitarian Law, international legal scholars consider whether humanitar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Larsen, Kjetil Mujezinović, 1976-, Cooper, Camilla Guldahl, Nystuen, Gro
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction by the editors : is there a 'principle of humanity' in international humanitarian law?
  • Kjetil Mujezinović Larsen, Camilla G. Guldahl, Gro Nystuen
  • The main epochs of modern international humanitarian law since 1864 and their related dominant legal constructions / Robert Kolb
  • The principle of proportionality / Yoram Dinstein
  • The Geneva conventions and the dichotomy between international and non-international armed conflict : curse or blessing for the 'principle of humanity'? / Cecilie Hellestveit
  • A 'principle of humanity' or a 'principle of human-rightism'? / Kjetil Mujezinović Larsen
  • The principle of humanity in the development of "special protection" for children in armed conflict : 60 years beyond the geneva conventions and 20 years beyond the convention on the rights of the child / Katarina Månsson
  • Military occupation of eastern Carelia by Finland in 1941-44 : was international law pushed aside? / Lauri Hannikainen
  • The occupied and the occupant : the case of Norway / Sigrid Redse Johansen
  • Multinational peace operations forces involved in armed conflict : who are the parties? / Ola Engdahl
  • Security detention in un peace operations / Peter Vedel Kessing
  • Humanity and the discourse of legality / Rikke Ishøy
  • Implementation in practice : 60 years of dissemination and other implementation efforts from a norwegian perspective / Arne-Willy Dahl and Camilla G. Guldahl
  • Conclusions : is there a "principle of humanity" in international humanitarian law? / Kjetil Mujezinović Larsen and Camilla G. Guldahl.