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The Geneva Conventions under assault /

Outrages committed during violent conflict and as part of the war on terror are not only an affront to human dignity -- they also violate the Geneva Conventions. This book examines recent high-profile cases of repeated and open abuse of theConvention.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Perrigo, Sarah (Editor ), Whitman, Jim, 1951- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Pluto Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Geneva Conventions and the normative tenor of international relations / Sonia Cardenas
  • The history and status of the Geneva Conventions / Wade Mansell and Karen Openshaw
  • The principle of proportionality in the law of armed conflict / Françoise Hampson
  • Civilian protection : what's left of the norm? / Stuart Gordon
  • The protection of detainees in international humanitarian law / Keiichiro Okimoto
  • Non-lethal weapons : a rose by any other name / Nick Lewer
  • From 'total war' to 'total operations' : contemporary doctrine and adherence to IHL / Björn Müller-Wille
  • The paradox of value discourses / Helen Dexter
  • Freeing force from legal constraint / Jim Whitman
  • Undermining international humanitarian law and the politics of liberal democracies / Sarah Perrigo.