Protecting Civilians - The Obligations of Troops in International Law

Zusatztext The book provides an in depth examination of the civilian protection obligations of peacekeepers and other multi-national forces. It is a timely and detailed analysis of the implications of international human rights and humanitarian law principles to peacekeepers. Informationen zum Autor Siobhán Wills is a College Lecturer at University College Cork Klappentext This book examines the obligations of troops to prevent serious abuses of human rights towards civilians under international humanitarian law and international human rights law. The book provides an in depth examination of the civilian protection obligations of peacekeepers and other multi-national forces. It is a timely and detailed analysis of the implications of international human rights and humanitarian law principles to peacekeepers. Ray Murphy, Criminal Law Forum Zusammenfassung This book examines the obligations of troops to prevent serious abuses of human rights towards civilians under international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

Product details

• Authors: Siobhan Wills, Siobhán Wills
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2009
• EAN: 9780199533879
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953387-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 243 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Internationales Recht, Internationale Beziehungen, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, LAW / International, Legal Reference / Law Profession, LAW / Military, Peace studies and conflict resolution, International institutions, Peace studies & conflict resolution, International humanitarian law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict, United Nations & Un Agencies, Military and defence law and civilian service law, Military & Defence Law