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).

Geneva Conventions.

Humanitarian law--Criminal provisions.

Humanitarian law.

Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation.

Terrorism.

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