Searching for a 'principle of humanity' in international humanitarian law

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cooper, Camilla Guldahl (Author), Larsen, Kjetil Mujezinovic , 1976- (Author), Nystuen, Gro (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge New York, NY : Cambridge University Press , c2013
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction by the editors: is there a 'principle of humanity' in international humanitarian law?
  • 2. The main epochs of modern international humanitarian law since 1864 and their related dominant legal constructions
  • 3. The principle of proportionality
  • 4. The Geneva conventions and the dichotomy between international and non-international armed conflict: curse or blessing for the 'principle of humanity'?
  • 5. A 'principle of humanity' or a 'principle of human-rightism'?
  • 6. The principle of humanity in the development of "special protection" for children in armed conflict: 60 years beyond the geneva conventions and 20 years beyond the convention on the rights of the child
  • 7. Military occupation of eastern Karelia by Finland in 1941-1944: was international law pushed aside?
  • 8. The occupied and the occupant: the case of Norway
  • 9. Multinational peace operations forces involved in armed conflict: who are the parties?
  • 10. Security detention in UN peace operations
  • 11. Humanity and the discourse of legality
  • 12. Implementation in practice: 60 years of dissemination and other implementation efforts from a Norwegian perspective
  • 13. Conclusions: is there a 'principle of humanity' in international humanitarian law?