Ghosts of International Law : The Figure of the Foreign Fighter in a Cultural Perspective / Alberto Rinaldi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rinaldi, Alberto, 1939-2003, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; Number 191.

Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law Series ; Number 191

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Combatants and noncombatants (International law).

War (International law).

Guerrillas (International law).

Insurgency--Law and legislation.

Insurgency.

Non-state actors (International relations).

Civil war.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939.

Spain.

Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002.

Angola.

Syria--History--Civil War, 2011-.

Syria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 243 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Aimed at international lawyers and researchers in humanitarian law, particularly those interested in violent non-state actors. It is suitable for historians of war and of foreign volunteering. The method used will be of interest to researchers working on interdisciplinary approaches to law, history, psychoanalysis, and cultural studies."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The Spanish Civil War and the legacy of nineteenth century adventurers

The return of the mercenaries : the 1976 Luanda Trial in context

Enemies of humanity or freedom fighters? the jihadist combatant in the Syrian Civil War

Back to the future

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Dec 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009358354

1009358359

9781009358378

1009358375

9781009358330

1009358332