The Practical Guide to Humanitarian LawRowman & Littlefield, 2002 - 489 pages Definitions are often the first step toward granting or denying a person's rights. The Guide's aim is to provide precise meaning and content for terms such as terrorism, refugee, genocide, and intervention - terms that the media have introduced into everyday conversation, yet whose legal and political meanings are often obscure. The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law explains the terms, concepts, and rules of humanitarian law in accessible and reader-friendly alphabetical entries. Written from the perspective of victims and those who bring them assistance, the Guide outlines the dangers, spells out the law, and points the way toward dealing with violators and violations of the law. Entries in the Guide are complemented by detailed bibliographic references, addresses, phone numbers and internet addresses of the organizations presented, a thematic index, and an up-to-date list of the status of ratification of the more than 20 international conventions and treaties concerning humanitarian law, human rights, refugees, and international criminal law. Published in cooperation with Doctors without Borders/Medecins sans Frontiers. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
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The Guide | 10 |
State of Ratification of Humanitarian Law | 447 |
Term Index | 475 |
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1949 Geneva Conventions 2a yes acts Additional Information Additional Protocol adopted applicable armed forces assistance attacks authorities Charter Children civilian population combatants Commission committed Committee concerning Crimes against humanity crimes and Crimes crimes/Crimes against humanity Detaining Power detention Discrimination ensure entered into force Fundamental guarantees GCII GCIII GCIV Article Genocide grave breaches human rights humanitarian organizations ICC statute ICRC implementation Individual recourse international armed conflicts international conventions International Criminal Court International Criminal Tribunals International HR international humanitarian law international law judicial guarantees Land mines mandate medical personnel NGOs obligation occupied territory operations peace peacekeeping PI Article principle prisoners prisoners of war prohibited protected persons Protecting Powers provisions punishment ratified Red Cross Refugees and Stateless Regional HR relief actions repatriation respect responsible rules Rwanda Security Council situations specific Stateless persons tion Torture treatment UNHCR Universal jurisdiction victims violations War crimes Women wounded and sick