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International humanitarian law / Emily Crawford; Alison Pert

By: Crawford, Emily (Writer on international law) [author.]Contributor(s): Pert, Alison [author.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024 Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxxviii; 390 p. 24 cmISBN: 9781009326704; 9781009326728Subject(s): Humanitarian law | Humanitarian law -- International cooperation | International law and human rightsDDC classification: 341.6
Contents:
Historical development of international humanitarian law -- The contemporary legal basis of international humanitarian law and its fundamental principles -- Types of armed conflicts -- Individual status in armed conflict : combatants, non-combatants, direct participation in hostilities, prisoners of war and detention in non-international armed conflict -- Protection of the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked -- The protection of civilians and the law of occupation -- Targeting -- Means and methods of warfare -- The interaction between iInternational humanitarian law and international human rights law -- Implementation, enforcement, and accountability.
Summary: "Now in its third edition, this textbook provides an accessible and up-to-date examination of international humanitarian law, with relevant cases, examples, and discussion questions. It offers students and teachers a comprehensive and logical discussion and analysis of the law, and the developing trends in theory and practice of the law"--
List(s) this item appears in: NewArrivals: April-June-2024
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical development of international humanitarian law -- The contemporary legal basis of international humanitarian law and its fundamental principles -- Types of armed conflicts -- Individual status in armed conflict : combatants, non-combatants, direct participation in hostilities, prisoners of war and detention in non-international armed conflict -- Protection of the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked -- The protection of civilians and the law of occupation -- Targeting -- Means and methods of warfare -- The interaction between iInternational humanitarian law and international human rights law -- Implementation, enforcement, and accountability.

"Now in its third edition, this textbook provides an accessible and up-to-date examination of international humanitarian law, with relevant cases, examples, and discussion questions. It offers students and teachers a comprehensive and logical discussion and analysis of the law, and the developing trends in theory and practice of the law"--

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