Kalshoven, Frits.

Constraints on the waging of war : an introduction to international humanitarian law / Frits Kalshoven, Liesbeth Zegveld. - 4th ed. - [S.l.] : Cambridge University Press, 2011. - 306 p. ; 23 cm.

This fully revised fourth edition of Constraints on the Waging of War considers the development of the principal rules of international humanitarian law from their origins to the present day. Of particular focus are the rules governing weapons and the legal instruments through which respect for the law can be enforced. Combining theory and actual practice, this book appeals to specialists as well as to students turning to the subject for the first time.

1107600324 (paperback) $35.99 9781107600324 (paperback)


Combatants and noncombatants (International law)
Geneva Conventions (1949)
Humanitarian law
International relations
War (International law)
War victims--Legal status, laws, etc
Weapons--Law and legislation

KZ6475

341.67 / KAL 2011