Searching for a 'Principle of Humanity' in International Humanitarian Law |
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| Editor:
| Larsen, Kjetil Mujezinović
Guldahl Cooper, Camilla
Nystuen, Gro |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-50058-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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This book provides a unique investigation into whether there exists a 'principle of humanity' which has legal force in international humanitarian law (IHL) independently of those humanitarian considerations which are weighed against the demands of military necessity to make up the norms of IHL.
This book provides a unique investigation into whether there exists a 'principle of humanity' which has legal force in international humanitarian law (IHL) independently of those humanitarian considerations which are weighed against the demands of military necessity to make up the norms of IHL.