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Book SynopsisShows that outrages such as the normalisation of torture are challenging the purpose and standing of the Geneva Conventions.
Trade Review'Few international instruments are more necessary today than the Geneva Conventions. This valuable, timely and very accessible collection of essays explains their foundational values and, from a range of perspectives, their ability to outlast short term political imperatives' -- Professor Philippe Sands QC, University College London, author of Lawless World and Torture Team
Table of ContentsPreface
Abbreviations and Acronyms
1. The Geneva Conventions and the Normative Tenor of International Relations by Sonia Cardenas
2. The History and Status of the Geneva Conventions by Wade Mansell and Karen Openshaw
3. The Principle of Proportionality in the Law of Armed Conflict by Françoise Hampson
4. Civilian Protection – What’s Left of the Norm? by Stuart Gordon
5. The Protection of Detainees in International Humanitarian Law by Keiichiro Okimoto
6. Non-Lethal Weapons: A Rose by any Other Name by Nick Lewer
7. From ‘Total War’ to ‘Total Operations’ – Contemporary Doctrine and Adherence to IHL by Björn Müller-Wille
8. The Paradox of Value Discourses by Helen Dexter
9. Freeing Force from Legal Constraint by Jim Whitman
10. Undermining International Humanitarian Law and the Politics of Liberal Democracies by Sarah Perrigo
About the Contributors
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