New Rules for Victims of Armed Conflicts : Commentary on the Two 1977 Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Second Edition. Reprint Revised by Michael Bothe

Michael Bothe

ISBN 10: 9004246290 / ISBN 13: 9789004246294

Published by Brill Dez 2013, 2013

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Neuware - It is a major cultural achievement that violence in armed conflicts is restrained by international legal rules. As the nature of these conflicts changes, these rules have to be adapted accordingly in order to provide effective protection for the victims. The adoption of the two Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions in 1977 was a major step in this development. The authors, who were involved in the negotiation of these two treaties, give a first hand account of the meaning of the text and the intent of the negotiators. The book is, thus, an important tool to better understand and implement these treaties which have proved their salutary importance in the all too many conflicts during the last decades. The current volume is a revised reprint, with new introductory materials, of the original text published in 1982.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: New Rules for Victims of Armed Conflicts : Commentary on the Two 1977 Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. Second Edition. Reprint Revised by Michael Bothe
• Publisher: Brill Dez 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004246290
• ISBN 13: 9789004246294
• Binding: Buch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 244W x 159H x 50D millimeters 244 millimeters width by 159 millimeters height by 50 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1436 grams

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Synopsis

It is a major cultural achievement that violence in armed conflicts is restrained by international legal rules. As the nature of these conflicts changes, these rules have to be adapted accordingly in order to provide effective protection for the victims. The adoption of the two Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions in 1977 was a major step in this development. The authors, who were involved in the negotiation of these two treaties, give a first hand account of the meaning of the text and the intent of the negotiators. The book is, thus, an important tool to better understand and implement these treaties which have proved their salutary importance in the all too many conflicts during the last decades. The current volume is a revised reprint, with new introductory materials, of the original text published in 1982.

About the Author

Michael Bothe, Dr.iur. (Heidelberg), Professor emeritus of international law, University of Frankfurt/Main. Chair, German Commission on International Humanitarian Law. Author of numerous books and articles on international and comparative constitutional law