The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law: First English Language Edition - Softcover

Bouchet-Saulnier, Francoise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742510638 ISBN 13: 9780742510630

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2001

Synopsis

Definitions are oftern the first step towards granting or denying a person's rights. This guide's aim is to provide precise meaning and content to terms such as refugee, genocide, and human rights - terms that the media have introduced into everyday conversation, yet whose legal and political meanings are often obscure.

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Review

Anyone who works or lives in the world's zones of danger needs to have a practical knowledge of international humanitarian law. This guide is clear, accessible, and reliable. So it is invaluable.--Michael Ignatieff, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University Unique. . . . As violent conflagrations erupt in many parts of the world, this book provides a very useful guide to exceedingly difficult territory, including the specific organizations and institutions that deal with these harsh problems. The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law is clear and not technical, yet precise and well documented. Altogether, it is a valuable contribution to our ceasless quest for a more compassionate humanity.--David A. Hamburg M.D., president emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York

About the Author

Francoise Bouchet-Saulnier is the legal counsel for Medecins Sans Frontieres Foundation in Paris, France. Laura Brav is a fellow with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742510638
• ISBN 13: 9780742510630
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504