The Scourging of Iraq
Sanctions, Law and Natural Justice
Geoff L. Simons(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 18. September 1996
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-0-333-65423-1 (ISBN)
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Description
`...great depth of feeling...a dramatic account based on well organised information.' - Al-Aalam Journal The Scourging of Iraq describes the impact of the 1991 Gulf War and subsequent economic sanctions on the Iraqi people. Evidence is presented to show that food and medicine are being denied to the civilian population, and that this involves a gross violation of the 1977 Protocol 1 addition to the 1949 Geneva Convention, which includes the words: 'Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited'. Sanctions are considered in a historical, political and legal context, with particular attention to how the economic blockade may be seen as a criminal violation of UN resolutions and the UN Genocide Convention.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables, figures
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-65423-1 (9780333654231)
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Content
List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Legacy of War - The Chronology of Sanctions - Targeting the Powerless - The Face of Genocide - Appendices - Notes - Bibliography - Index