Conventions Of War

Author : Walter Jon Williams
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061804892

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Conventions of War by Walter Jon Williams Pdf

“Space opera the way it ought to be [...] Bujold and Weber, bend the knee; interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” -- George R.R. Martin At last, the climactic final episode of the Dread Empire’s Fall trilogy--what started with The Praxis and The Sundering comes to the brilliant conclusion in Walter Jon William's epic space adventure. Working on opposite sides of the galaxy--one in deep space, the other undercover on an occupied planet--and haunted by personal ghosts, Captain Gareth Martinez and Lieutenant Lady Caroline Sula fight to save the Empire from the vicious, alien Naxid. In a desperate, audacious bid to stop the Naxid fleet, Martinez makes a move that could win the war...and lose his career. Meanwhile, Sula’s guerilla tactics may not be enough to stop the Naxid, until she tries one deadly, final gambit. And make sure to see what happens after, in the first new Praxis novel in ten years, The Accidental War, available Fall 2018!

Author : Andrew Clapham,Paola Gaeta,Marco Sassòli
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1400 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191003523

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The 1949 Geneva Conventions by Andrew Clapham,Paola Gaeta,Marco Sassòli Pdf

The four Geneva Conventions, adopted in 1949, remain the fundamental basis of contemporary international humanitarian law. They protect the wounded and sick on the battlefield, those wounded, sick or shipwrecked at sea, prisoners of war, and civilians in time of war. However, since they were adopted warfare has changed considerably. In this groundbreaking commentary over sixty international law experts investigate the application of the Geneva Conventions and explain how they should be interpreted today. It places the Conventions in the light of the developing obligations imposed by international law on states, armed groups, and individuals, most notably through international human rights law and international criminal law. The context in which the Conventions are to be applied and interpreted has changed considerably since they were first written. The borderline between international and non-international armed conflicts is not as clear-cut as was once thought, and is complicated further by the use of armed force mandated by the United Nations and the complex mixed and transnational nature of certain non-international armed conflicts. The influence of other developing branches of international law, such as human rights law and refugee law has been considerable. The development of international criminal law has breathed new life into multiple provisions of the Geneva Conventions. This commentary adopts a thematic approach to provide detailed analysis of each key issue dealt with by the Conventions, taking into account both judicial decisions and state practice. Cross-cutting chapters on issues such as transnational conflicts and the geographical scope of the Conventions also give readers a full understanding of the meaning of the Geneva Conventions in their contemporary context. Prepared under the auspices of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, this commentary on four of the most important treaties in international law is unmissable for anyone working in or studying situations of armed conflicts.

Author : Andrew Clapham,Paola Gaeta,Marco Sassòli,Iris van der Heijden
Publisher : Oxford Commentaries on Interna
Page : 1753 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199675449

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The 1949 Geneva Conventions by Andrew Clapham,Paola Gaeta,Marco Sassòli,Iris van der Heijden Pdf

This Oxford Commentary is the first book in fifty years to provide a detailed commentary on the four 1949 Gevena Conventions, the building blocks of international humanitarian law. It takes a thematic approach to take account of the changes in international law since 1949, in particular the growth of international criminal and human rights law.

Author : Md. Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan,Borhan Uddin Khan
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004375543

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Revisiting the Geneva Conventions: 1949-2019 by Md. Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan,Borhan Uddin Khan Pdf

This book examines the development of international humanitarian law (IHL), the protection of the victims of armed conflict, the IHL from a Third World perspective, the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution under Islamic law and the issues faced in implementing IHL.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 3034 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108981705

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Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention by Anonim Pdf

The application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977 have developed significantly in the seventy years since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first published its Commentaries on these important humanitarian treaties. To promote a better understanding of, and respect for, this body of law, the ICRC commissioned a comprehensive update of its original Commentaries, of which this is the third volume. The Third Convention, relative to the treatment of prisoners of war and their protections, takes into account developments in the law and practice in the past seven decades to provide up-to-date interpretations of the Convention. The new Commentary has been reviewed by humanitarian law practitioners and academics from around the world. This new Commentary will be an essential tool for anyone involved with international humanitarian law.

Author : Gilad Ben-Nun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Geneva convention relative to the protection of civilian persons in time of war of August 12, 1949
ISBN : 1838604332

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Fourth Geneva Convention for Civilians by Gilad Ben-Nun Pdf

"The Fourth Geneva Convention, signed on 12th August 1949, defines necessary humanitarian protections for civilians during armed conflict and occupation. One-hundred-and-ninety-six countries are signatories to the Geneva Conventions, and this particular facet has laid the foundations for all subsequent humanitarian global law. How did the world - against seemingly insurmountable odds - draft and legislate this landmark in humanitarian international law? The Fourth Geneva Convention for Civilians draws on archival research across seven countries to bring together the Cold War interventions, founding motives and global idealisms that shaped its conception. Gilad Ben-Nun draws on the three key principles that the convention brought about to consider the recent events where its application has either been successfully applied or circumvented, from the 2009 Gaza War, the war crimes tribunal in the former Yugoslavia and Nicaragua vs. the United States to the contemporary conflict in Syria. Weaving historical archival research, a grounding in the concepts of international law, and insightful analysis of recent events, this book will appeal to a broad range of students, academics and legal practitioners."--

Author : United States. Navy Department
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Geneva Conventions
ISBN : HARVARD:32044097402648

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Hague and Geneva Conventions by United States. Navy Department Pdf

"The several conventions adopted by the Second Peace Conference at the Hague, 1907, which have been ratified or adhered to by the United States and proclaimed by the President, are published for the information and guidance of the Naval Service." -- preface.

Author : Boyd van Dijk
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192638397

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Preparing for War: The Making of the 1949 Geneva Conventions by Boyd van Dijk Pdf

The 1949 Geneva Conventions are the most important rules for armed conflict ever formulated. To this day they continue to shape contemporary debates about regulating warfare, but their history is often misunderstood. For most observers, the drafters behind these treaties were primarily motivated by liberal humanitarian principles and the shock of the atrocities of the Second World War. This book tells a different story, showing how the final text of the Conventions, far from being an unabashedly liberal blueprint, was the outcome of a series of political struggles among the drafters. It also concerned a great deal more than simply recognizing the shortcomings of international law revealed by the experience of war. To understand the politics and ideas of the Conventions' drafters is to see them less as passive characters responding to past events than as active protagonists trying to shape the future of warfare. In many different ways, they tried to define the contours of future battlefields by deciding who deserved protection and what counted as a legitimate target. Outlawing illegal conduct in wartime did as much to outline the concept of humanized war as to establish the legality of waging war itself. Through extensive archival research and critical legal methodologies, Preparing for War establishes that although they did not seek war, the Conventions' drafters prepared for it by means of weaving a new legal safety net in the event that their worst fear should materialize, a spectre still haunting us today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Protection of Victims of War
ISBN : HARVARD:32044057175614

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Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dietrich Schindler,Jiří Toman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1988-04-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9024733065

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The Laws of Armed Conflicts by Dietrich Schindler,Jiří Toman Pdf

This book includes a study of the history of mine warfare at sea from the earliest days to the present time. It will be of interest to military lawyers & to all those concerned with the conduct & control of warfare. At the technical level, it is intended for laymen. While there is a chapter dealing with many technical matters relating to both mine warfare at sea & mine countermeasures, the sole purpose of that chapter is to give the non-technician, whether naval officer or civilian, a basic understanding of various categories of sea mines & their accessories & of mine countermeasure gear. It assumes that, like the author, the reader will have a minimum of electrical & mechanical knowledge. However, it is believed that after finishing this volume the reader will have a much better understanding of the part that mines have played in warfare at sea in past conflicts as well as the part they may be expected to play in any future conflict. Howard S. Levie is Professor Emeritus of Law at Saint Louis University School of Law, & Adjunct Professor of International Law at the U.S. Naval War College.

Author : Matthew Evangelista,Nina Tannenwald
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199379781

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Do the Geneva Conventions Matter? by Matthew Evangelista,Nina Tannenwald Pdf

The Geneva Conventions are the best-known and longest-established laws governing warfare, but what difference do they make to how states engage in armed conflict? Since the start of the "War on Terror" with 9/11, these protocols have increasingly been incorporated into public discussion. We have entered an era where contemporary wars often involve terrorism and guerrilla tactics, but how have the rules that were designed for more conventional forms of interstate violence adjusted? Do the Geneva Conventions Matter? provides a rich, comparative analysis of the laws that govern warfare and a more specific investigation relating to state practice. Matthew Evangelista and Nina Tannenwald convey the extent and conditions that symbolic or "ritual" compliance translates into actual compliance on the battlefield by looking at important studies across history. To name a few, they navigate through the Algerian War for independence from France in the 1950s and 1960s; the US wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan; Iranian and Israeli approaches to the laws of war; and the legal obligations of private security firms and peacekeeping forces. Thoroughly researched, this work adds to the law and society literature in sociology, the constructivist literature in international relations, and legal scholarship on "internalization." Do the Geneva Conventions Matter? gives insight into how the Geneva regime has constrained guerrilla warfare and terrorism and the factors that affect protect human rights in wartime.

Author : Dietrich Schindler,Jirí Toman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1535 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047405238

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The Laws of Armed Conflicts by Dietrich Schindler,Jirí Toman Pdf

The long-awaited fourth edition of this classic collection reproduces the texts of conventions, draft conventions and resolutions on the law of armed conflicts which have been adopted since the codification movement started in the nineteenth century. Since the previous edition appeared the number of texts has increased, due to the rapid development of this branch of international law. In order to give the reader access to all conventions and similar texts adopted since the nineteenth century, older conventions that in the course of time were replaced by newer ones (such as the Geneva Conventions adopted before 1949) have also been reproduced. All texts are introduced by a short explanatory note. A list of signatures, ratifications and accessions, as well as the texts of reservations of individual states, are attached to each convention. The book is fully indexed.

Author : W. Michael Reisman,Chris T. Antoniou
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1994-06-28
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015032558358

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The Laws of War by W. Michael Reisman,Chris T. Antoniou Pdf

Extensive excerpts from such documents as the charter of the United Nations, the Hague conventions, the Geneva conventions and protocols, and the Nuremburg judgment.

Author : Frits Kalshoven
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Law
ISBN : 0898389240

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Constraints on the Waging of War by Frits Kalshoven Pdf

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Author : Ingrid Detter de Lupis Frankopan,Ingrid Detter Delupis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521787750

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The Law of War by Ingrid Detter de Lupis Frankopan,Ingrid Detter Delupis Pdf

D Types of war.