The Practical Guide to Humanitarian LawRowman & Littlefield, 2007 - 555 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 twenty international conventions and treaties concerning humanitarian law, human rights, refugees, and international criminal law. Published in cooperation with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins sans Frontiers." |
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Page xv
... action and , thus , is not the property of lawyers or specialists , but must be known and defended by as many people as possible . This book is written for those who interpret events taking place in the world and those who seek to ...
... action and , thus , is not the property of lawyers or specialists , but must be known and defended by as many people as possible . This book is written for those who interpret events taking place in the world and those who seek to ...
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... action itself has rarely known such breadth or support . However , in many countries , man - made disasters destroy entire populations and the rule of law collapses into the law of the strongest . Why does such an abyss exist between ...
... action itself has rarely known such breadth or support . However , in many countries , man - made disasters destroy entire populations and the rule of law collapses into the law of the strongest . Why does such an abyss exist between ...
Page xix
... action than sanction . Sanctions are an integral part of every body of law , but the ran- dom and delayed nature of all legal mechanisms is incompatible with the vital and immediate emergency issues at stake in humanitarian action ...
... action than sanction . Sanctions are an integral part of every body of law , but the ran- dom and delayed nature of all legal mechanisms is incompatible with the vital and immediate emergency issues at stake in humanitarian action ...
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... action currently seems to be a societal phenomenon with consensual and globalized forms . Yet it is an ancient activ- ity , indivisible from the human condition and life in society , which has fueled major political , philosophical ...
... action currently seems to be a societal phenomenon with consensual and globalized forms . Yet it is an ancient activ- ity , indivisible from the human condition and life in society , which has fueled major political , philosophical ...
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... action during conflict periods now seems to have been replaced by a general sense of chronic crisis . In that context , emergency humanitarian action is presented as the sole form of political expression available . The diversity of ...
... action during conflict periods now seems to have been replaced by a general sense of chronic crisis . In that context , emergency humanitarian action is presented as the sole form of political expression available . The diversity of ...
Contents
The Guide | xxiii |
State of Ratification of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Conventions | 509 |
List of States Party to International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Conventions as of July 2006 | 513 |
Term Index | 539 |
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About the Author | 553 |
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