Constraints on the Waging of War
An Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
4th Edition
Published on 21. July 2011
Book
Hardback
308 pages
978-1-107-01166-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
599 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-01166-3 (9781107011663)
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Frits Kalshoven | Liesbeth Zegveld
Constraints on the Waging of War
An Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
E-Book
12/2011
4th Edition
Cambridge University Press
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Frits Kalshoven | Liesbeth Zegveld
Constraints on the Waging of War
An Introduction to International Humanitarian Law
Book
07/2011
4th Edition
Cambridge University Press
€52.10
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E-Book
07/2011
Cambridge University Press
€26.99
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Persons
Frits Kalshoven is Professor Emeritus of Public International Law and of International Humanitarian Law at Leiden University. In 2003, he was awarded the Henry Dunant Medal of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement for his continued effort to improve the knowledge of and respect for the law of war. Liesbeth Zegveld is a partner at Boehler Advocaten, Amsterdam, where she specialises in legal remedies for war victims. Since September 2006 she has also been Professor of International Humanitarian Law at Leiden University, focusing in particular on the rights of women and children during armed conflict.
Content
1. Introduction; 2. The main currents: the Hague, Geneva, New York; 3. The law before the Protocols of 1977; 4. The Protocols of 1977; 5. Post-1977 developments; 6. Conclusion.