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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.
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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.