Searching for a 'principle of humanity' in international humanitarian law
The legal norms of international humanitarian law (IHL) are the product of a compromise between humanitarian considerations and the demands of military necessity. This book examines whether a particular 'Nordic Perspective' can be identified, owing to those states' involvement in arme...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2013
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| Summary: | The legal norms of international humanitarian law (IHL) are the product of a compromise between humanitarian considerations and the demands of military necessity. This book examines whether a particular 'Nordic Perspective' can be identified, owing to those states' involvement in armed conflicts outside their own territories in the post-Second World War era. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 365 pages 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107021846 (hardback) 1107021847 (hardback) |