The Geneva Conventions under assault / edited by Sarah Perrigo and Jim Whitman.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Perrigo, Sarah.
• Whitman, Jim, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Geneva Conventions (1949 August 12).
• Humanitarian law--Criminal provisions.
• Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation.

Physical Description:

xvi, 252 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shows that outrages such as the normalisation of torture are challenging the purpose and standing of the Geneva Conventions.

Contents:

• Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations and Acronyms
• 1. The Geneva Conventions and the Normative Tenor of International Relations by Soniua Cardenas
• 2. The History and Status of the Geneva Conventions by Wade Mansell and Karen Openshaw
• 3. The Principle of Proportionality in the Law of Armed Conflict by Françoise Hampson
• 4. Civilian Protection - What's Left of the Norm? Stuart Gordon
• 5. The Protection of Detainees in International Humanitarian Law by Keiichiro Okimoto
• 6. Non-Lethal Weapons: A Rose by any Other Name by Nick Lewer
• 7. From 'Total War' to 'Total Operations' - Contemporary Doctrine and Adherence to IHL by Björn Müller-Wille
• 8. The Paradox of Value Discourses by Helen Dexter
• 9. Freeing Force from Legal Constraint by Jim Whitman
• 10. Undermining International Humanitarian Law and the Politics of Liberal Democracies by Sarah Perrigo
• About the Contributors
• Index.

Notes:

• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9781849644006
• 1849644004

OCLC:

658051406