Constraints on the waging of war : an introduction to international humanitarian law / Frits Kalshoven, Liesbeth Zegveld.

By: Kalshoven, F. (Frits)Contributor(s): Zegveld, Liesbeth | International Committee of the Red CrossMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011Edition: 4th edDescription: xi, 295 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781107011663 (hbk.); 1107011663 (hbk.); 9781107600324 (pbk.); 1107600324 (pbk.)Subject(s): War victims -- Legal status, laws, etc | War (International law)DDC classification: 341.6/7 LOC classification: KZ6475 | .K35 2011Online resources: Table of contents only
Contents:
Introduction -- The main currents : the Hague, Geneva, New York -- The law before the Protocols of 1977 -- The Protocols of 1977 -- Post-1977 developments -- Conclusion.
Summary: "This fully revised fourth edition of Constraints on the Waging of War considers the development of the principal rules of international humanitarian law from their origins to the present day. Of particular focus are the rules governing weapons and the legal instruments through which respect for the law can be enforced. Combining theory and actual practice, this book appeals to specialists as well as to students turning to the subject for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.
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"This fully revised fourth edition of Constraints on the Waging of War considers the development of the principal rules of international humanitarian law from their origins to the present day. Of particular focus are the rules governing weapons and the legal instruments through which respect for the law can be enforced. Combining theory and actual practice, this book appeals to specialists as well as to students turning to the subject for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

Introduction -- The main currents : the Hague, Geneva, New York -- The law before the Protocols of 1977 -- The Protocols of 1977 -- Post-1977 developments -- Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The main currents : the Hague, Geneva, New York -- The law before the Protocols of 1977 -- The Protocols of 1977 -- Post-1977 developments -- Conclusion.

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