Humanizing the Laws of War: The Red Cross and the Development of International Humanitarian Law - Softcover

Geiß, Robin; Haumer, Stefanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1316622185 ISBN 13: 9781316622186

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

An analysis of the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in international norm creation and the progressive development of international humanitarian law.

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About the Authors

Robin Geiss is a Professor of International Law and Security at the University of Glasgow. He has previously worked as a Legal Adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva and as ICRC delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Andreas Zimmermann is a Professor of International and European Law at Universität Potsdam, Germany and Director of the Potsdam Centre of Human Rights. Prior to joining Universität Potsdam, he was Director of the Walther-Schücking-Institute of International Law at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.

Stefanie Haumer is a Legal Adviser at the Department of International Law of the German Red Cross. Her main research areas include current issues of humanitarian law as well human rights law, international criminal law and disaster laws.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1316622185
• ISBN 13: 9781316622186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 282
• Editor: Zimmermann Andreas