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
... situations of crisis and conflict . It is the arbiter that determines individuals ' survival in the face of violence committed by societies . This body of law is argued and defended through action and , thus , is not the property of ...
... situations of crisis and conflict . It is the arbiter that determines individuals ' survival in the face of violence committed by societies . This body of law is argued and defended through action and , thus , is not the property of ...
Page xvi
... situations and contexts of extreme violence and dehumanization . This book is intended to serve as a practical guide to the range of uses of international law in the context of aid activities . It thus covers humanitarian law , strictly ...
... situations and contexts of extreme violence and dehumanization . This book is intended to serve as a practical guide to the range of uses of international law in the context of aid activities . It thus covers humanitarian law , strictly ...
Page xvii
... situations . Conflict in all its forms has existed throughout human history . However , crisis and conflict situations are always presented as radically new , thereby justifying exemption from rules established earlier . This wrongly ...
... situations . Conflict in all its forms has existed throughout human history . However , crisis and conflict situations are always presented as radically new , thereby justifying exemption from rules established earlier . This wrongly ...
Page xix
... situations of armed conflict , humanitarian law is based more on 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 ...
... situations of armed conflict , humanitarian law is based more on 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 ...
Page xx
... situations of violence and conflict . Humanitarian 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 ...
... situations of violence and conflict . Humanitarian 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 ...
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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