Starvation as a weapon : domestic policies of deliberate starvation as a means to an end under Internatioal Law / by Simone Hutter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutter, Simone.

Series:

International Humanitarian Law Series 46.

International humanitarian law series, 1389-6776 ; v. 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right to food.

State crimes.

Starvation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Starvation as a Weapon Simone Hutter explores, within the framework of international law, the legality of using deliberate starvation as a means to an end. A close look at modern famine shows that, in many cases, food scarcity is not the product of coincidence, but a side effect or result of a deliberate strategy. Starvation is an efficient instrument when used to exert pressure and power, in times of war and peace. Simone Hutter demonstrates how international human rights law and international humanitarian law prevent deliberate starvation as a means of achieving political goals. She focuses on highly divisive and under-discussed instances in which states deploy deliberate starvation domestically, id est within the state’s own national territory.

Contents:

Preliminary material / Editors Starvation as a Weapon

Introduction

General Standards against Deliberate Starvation: The Right to Food and to Humanitarian Assistance

Relevant Normative Frameworks

Prohibition of Deliberate Starvation

Situations of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law

Application of International Humanitarian Law

Two Frameworks as a Starting Position

Harmonisation

Food for Thought

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Zurich, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-297) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-28857-0

OCLC:

922703435

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004288577 DOI