The companion to international humanitarian law / edited by Dražan Djukić, Niccolò Pons.
2018
KZ6471 .C654 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
The companion to international humanitarian law / edited by Dražan Djukić, Niccolò Pons.
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Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, [2018]
Description
XL, 719 pages ; 25 cm.
Series
International humanitarian law series ; v. 55.
Formatted Contents Note
Foreword : IHL in a time of crisis
back to the basics? / Guido Acquaviva
Promoting the teaching of IHL in universities : overview, successes, and challenges of the icrc's approach / Etienne Kuster
Comparing experiences in engaging states and non-state armed groups on international humanitarian law /and Andrew Carswell and Jonathan Somer
Legislative measures in international humanitarian law : a jigsaw of subtle fragmentation / Azra Kuci and Jelena Plamenac
The future of the international humanitarian fact-finding commission : a possibility to overcome the weakness of IHL compliance mechanisms? / Robert Heinsch
The role of United Nations commissions of inquiry in the implementation of IHL : potential and challenges / Théo Boutruche
The intricate relationship between international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the European Court for Human Rights case law : an analysis of the specific case of detention in non-international armed conflicts / Damien Scalia and Marie-Laurence Hebert-Dolbec
International humanitarian law in the jurisprudence of international criminal tribunals and courts / Alessandra Spadaro
Entries.
back to the basics? / Guido Acquaviva
Promoting the teaching of IHL in universities : overview, successes, and challenges of the icrc's approach / Etienne Kuster
Comparing experiences in engaging states and non-state armed groups on international humanitarian law /and Andrew Carswell and Jonathan Somer
Legislative measures in international humanitarian law : a jigsaw of subtle fragmentation / Azra Kuci and Jelena Plamenac
The future of the international humanitarian fact-finding commission : a possibility to overcome the weakness of IHL compliance mechanisms? / Robert Heinsch
The role of United Nations commissions of inquiry in the implementation of IHL : potential and challenges / Théo Boutruche
The intricate relationship between international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the European Court for Human Rights case law : an analysis of the specific case of detention in non-international armed conflicts / Damien Scalia and Marie-Laurence Hebert-Dolbec
International humanitarian law in the jurisprudence of international criminal tribunals and courts / Alessandra Spadaro
Entries.
Summary
The Companion to International Humanitarian Law offers a much-needed tool for both scholars and practitioners, supplying information accessible enough to enable a variety of users to quickly familiarise themselves with it and sufficiently comprehensive to be a source for reflection and further research for more demanding users. Its aim is to facilitate the practical application of IHL, and be of use to a wide audience interested in or confronted with IHL, ranging from professionals in humanitarian assistance and protection in the field, legal officers and advisers at the national and international level, trainers, academics, scholars, and students.
Note
"This important and unique volume begins with seven essays that discuss the contemporary challenges to implementing international humanitarian law. Its second and largest section comprises 263 entries covering the vast majority of IHL concepts"--Publisher's Web site.
The Companion to International Humanitarian Law offers a much-needed tool for both scholars and practitioners, supplying information accessible enough to enable a variety of users to quickly familiarise themselves with it and sufficiently comprehensive to be a source for reflection and further research for more demanding users. Its aim is to facilitate the practical application of IHL, and be of use to a wide audience interested in or confronted with IHL, ranging from professionals in humanitarian assistance and protection in the field, legal officers and advisers at the national and international level, trainers, academics, scholars, and students.
The Companion to International Humanitarian Law offers a much-needed tool for both scholars and practitioners, supplying information accessible enough to enable a variety of users to quickly familiarise themselves with it and sufficiently comprehensive to be a source for reflection and further research for more demanding users. Its aim is to facilitate the practical application of IHL, and be of use to a wide audience interested in or confronted with IHL, ranging from professionals in humanitarian assistance and protection in the field, legal officers and advisers at the national and international level, trainers, academics, scholars, and students.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Call Number
KZ6471 .C654 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9789004342002 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9004342001 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9789004342019 (e-book)
9004342001 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9789004342019 (e-book)
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