Research Handbook on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (Research Handbooks in Human Rights series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849800359 ISBN 13: 9781849800358

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

This fascinating Handbook explores the interplay between international human rights law and international humanitarian law, offering expert analysis on the increasingly complex issues surrounding their application in armed conflicts across the world.

Contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive treatment of the ongoing relationship between human rights law and humanitarian law, from the historical background and origins of the two bodies of law to their various applications today. Divided into four parts - Historical Background, Common Issues, The Need for a Combined Approach, and Monitoring Mechanisms - the Handbook presents a rich and varied spectrum of original research and thought from some of the brightest minds in the field.

This groundbreaking volume will surely have great appeal for anyone with a professional or academic interest in human rights law and humanitarian law, from students to professors to practitioners in the field.

Contributors include: G. Bartolini, P. Benvenuti, M. Bothe, A.A. Cançado-Trindade, E. Cannizzaro, J. d'Aspremont, E. David, F. De Vittor, G. Distefano, T. Ferraro, G. Gaggioli, R. Giuffrida, R.K. Goldman, V. Gowlland-Debbas, A.-L. Graf-Brugère, H.-J. Heintze, J.-M. Henckaerts, M. Hertig Randall, I. Ingravallo, W. Kälin, R. Kolb, S. Krähenmann, D. Kuwali, L. Moir, M. Nowak, D. Scalia, E. Schwager, D.L. Tehindrazanarivelo, H. Tigroudja, C. Tomuschat, G. Torreblanca, E. Tranchez, L. Vierucci, C. Wiesener

About this title

About the Author

Edited by Robert Kolb, Professor of Public International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva and Gloria Gaggioli, Director, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and Associate/SNF Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849800359
• ISBN 13: 9781849800358
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 704
• Editor: Kolb Robert, Gaggioli Gloria