International humanitarian law : answers to your questions answers to your questions.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Geneva : International Committee of the Red Cross, 2002.Description: 42 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 341.67 22
LOC classification:
  • KZ6471 .I58
Contents:
1. What is international humanitarian law? -- 2. What are the essential rules of international humanitarian law? -- 3. What are the origins of international humanitarian law? -- 4. What treaties make up international humanitarian law? -- 5. What entities can be bound by the Geneva Conventions? -- 6. What are jus ad bellum and jus in bello? -- 7. In what situations is humanitarian law applicable? For whom is it intended and who does it protect? -- 8. Is humanitarian law applicable to the "new" conflicts? -- 9. By what process is humanitarian law made and what are its latest developments? -- 10. What does humanitarian law provide for in terms of material assistance to the victims of armed conflict? -- 11. What does humanitarian law stipulate with regard to the restoration of family links? -- 12. What are the provisions of humanitarian law governing use of the emblem? -- 13. How does humanitarian law protect refugees and displaced persons? -- 14. What measures are available for implementing humanitarian law? -- 15. What is the ICRC's role in ensuring respect for humanitarian law? -- 16. How are war criminals prosecuted under international humanitarian law? -- 17. What is the difference between international humanitarian law and human rights law? -- 18. Is international humanitarian law applicable to peace-keeping and peace-enforcement operations carried out by or under the auspices of the United Nations?
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"October 2002"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-42) and index.

1. What is international humanitarian law? -- 2. What are the essential rules of international humanitarian law? -- 3. What are the origins of international humanitarian law? -- 4. What treaties make up international humanitarian law? -- 5. What entities can be bound by the Geneva Conventions? -- 6. What are jus ad bellum and jus in bello? -- 7. In what situations is humanitarian law applicable? For whom is it intended and who does it protect? -- 8. Is humanitarian law applicable to the "new" conflicts? -- 9. By what process is humanitarian law made and what are its latest developments? -- 10. What does humanitarian law provide for in terms of material assistance to the victims of armed conflict? -- 11. What does humanitarian law stipulate with regard to the restoration of family links? -- 12. What are the provisions of humanitarian law governing use of the emblem? -- 13. How does humanitarian law protect refugees and displaced persons? -- 14. What measures are available for implementing humanitarian law? -- 15. What is the ICRC's role in ensuring respect for humanitarian law? -- 16. How are war criminals prosecuted under international humanitarian law? -- 17. What is the difference between international humanitarian law and human rights law? -- 18. Is international humanitarian law applicable to peace-keeping and peace-enforcement operations carried out by or under the auspices of the United Nations?

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