Human Rights and War Through Civilian Eyes.

Human Rights and War shows how even combatants who profess to follow the laws of war often engage in appalling violence and brutality, ruining economies, rending social fabrics, and collapsing public infrastructure, making clear the limits of international humanitarian law and how it must incorporat...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Smith, Thomas W.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2016.
Collection:Pennsylvania studies in human rights.
Sujets:
War > Protection of civilians.
Combatants and noncombatants (International law)
Humanitarian law.
Civilian war casualties > Case studies.
Civilian war casualties > Gaza Strip.
Civilian war casualties > Iraq.
Civil war > Protection of civilians > Case studies.
Civil war > Protection of civilians > Gaza Strip.
Civil war > Protection of civilians > Iraq.
Human rights > Gaza Strip.
Human rights > Iraq.
Military ethics > Case studies.
Guerre > Protection des civils.
Combattants et non-combattants (Droit international)
Droit international humanitaire.
Guerre civile > Pertes > Études de cas.
Guerre civile > Pertes > Gaza, Bande de.
Guerre civile > Pertes > Irak.
Guerre civile > Protection des civils > Études de cas.
Guerre civile > Protection des civils > Gaza, Bande de.
Guerre civile > Protection des civils > Irak.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Gaza, Bande de.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Irak.
Morale militaire > Études de cas.
LAW > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Civil war > Protection of civilians.
Civilian war casualties.
Human rights.
Military ethics.
Gaza Strip.
Iraq.
Case studies.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Human Rights and the Norms of Modern Warfare
  • Chapter 2. Humanizing the Laws of War
  • Chapter 3. The Implosion of Iraq: "Shock and Awe," Insurgency, and Sectarian Terror
  • Chapter 4. The Gaza Wars, 2008-2014: Human Rights Agency and Advocacy
  • Chapter 5. Who's Responsible? Justice and Accountability
  • Chapter 6. "Kind- Hearted Gunmen": Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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