Humanitarian action : global, regional and domestic legal responses /

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Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
©2015
Description:xlii, 577 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:Humanitarian intervention.
Humanitarian law.
Humanitarian assistance.
LAW / International.
Humanitarian assistance.
Humanitarian intervention.
Humanitarian law.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10147034
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Other authors / contributors:Lamont, Christopher K., editor.
Zwitter, Andrej, editor.
Heintze, Hans-Joachim, 1949- editor.
Herman, Joost, 1963- editor.
ISBN:9781107053533 (hardback)
1107053536 (hardback)
1316056805
9781316056806
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-537) and index.
Summary:"The laws governing humanitarian action stand at the intersection of several fields of international law, regional agreements, soft law and domestic law. Through in-depth case studies and analysis, expert scholars and practitioners come together to offer an interdisciplinary approach, which includes contributions from legal policy, international relations and philosophical perspectives. Providing invaluable overviews and insights, this collection of essays sheds light on the subject and makes sense of the various elements involved to elucidate the foundations of the different approaches by the different levels of humanitarian law and policy"--
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Summary:The laws governing humanitarian action stand at the intersection of several fields of international law, regional agreements, soft law and domestic law. Through in-depth case studies and analyses, expert scholars and practitioners come together to offer interdisciplinary approaches which include contributions from legal policy, international relations and philosophical perspectives. Providing invaluable overviews and insights, this collection of essays sheds light on the subject and makes sense of the various elements involved to elucidate the foundations of law and policy of humanitarian action.
Physical Description:xlii, 577 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 482-537) and index.
ISBN:9781107053533 (hardback)
1107053536 (hardback)
1316056805
9781316056806