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Revisiting the Geneva Conventions, 1949-2019 / edited by Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Borhan Uddin Khan.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Leiden: Brill Nijhoff, 2020Description: xvii, 332 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9004375538
  • 9789004375536
  • 9789004375543
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 355.02 R4541
Summary: "[This book provides] an overview of the development, meaning, and nature of international humanitarian law (IHL). It presents a critical review of the protection of the injured, sick and shipwrecked, prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians during times of war, the prevention of forcible transfer of civilians, the four Geneva Conventions from a Third World point of view, the ideals of distinction, proportionality and precaution from the point of view of Islamic law and the issues faced in implementing IHL."--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"[This book provides] an overview of the development, meaning, and nature of international humanitarian law (IHL). It presents a critical review of the protection of the injured, sick and shipwrecked, prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians during times of war, the prevention of forcible transfer of civilians, the four Geneva Conventions from a Third World point of view, the ideals of distinction, proportionality and precaution from the point of view of Islamic law and the issues faced in implementing IHL."--

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