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Contemporary Challenges to the Laws of War: Essays in Honour of Professor Peter Rowe
Caroline Harvey
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Description for Contemporary Challenges to the Laws of War: Essays in Honour of Professor Peter Rowe
hardcover. This book brings together leading experts to explore contemporary issues facing the laws of war. Editor(s): Harvey, Caroline; Summers, James; White, Professor Nigel D. Num Pages: 396 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
The laws of war are facing new challenges from emerging technologies and changing methods of warfare, as well as the growth of human rights and international criminal law. International mechanisms of accountability have increased and international criminal law has greater relevance in the calculations of political and military leaders, yet perpetrators often remain at large and the laws of war raise numerous normative, structural and systemic issues and problems. This edited collection brings together leading academic, military and professional experts to examine the key issues for the continuing role and relevance of the laws of war in the twenty-first century. ... Read more
The laws of war are facing new challenges from emerging technologies and changing methods of warfare, as well as the growth of human rights and international criminal law. International mechanisms of accountability have increased and international criminal law has greater relevance in the calculations of political and military leaders, yet perpetrators often remain at large and the laws of war raise numerous normative, structural and systemic issues and problems. This edited collection brings together leading academic, military and professional experts to examine the key issues for the continuing role and relevance of the laws of war in the twenty-first century. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
697g
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107063556
SKU
V9781107063556
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Ref
99-14
About Caroline Harvey
Caroline Harvey is a solicitor specialising in international law and obtained her PhD under Professor Peter Rowe's supervision. James Summers is lecturer at the University of Lancaster, where he lectures in international law, peoples' rights and the law of international institutions. Nigel D. White is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Nottingham.
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