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The Geneva Conventions under Assault.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Pluto Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (273 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781849644006
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Geneva Conventions under AssaultDDC classification:
  • 341.67
LOC classification:
  • KZ6471.G46 2010
Online resources:
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.
Summary: Shows that outrages such as the normalisation of torture are challenging the purpose and standing of the Geneva Conventions.
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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.

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

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