Persistence of Reciprocity in International Humanitarian Law

An evaluation of the importance of reciprocity in considering states' legal obligations in armed conflicts.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Reciprocity and IHL compliance; 3. Reciprocity and the updating of the Geneva conventions; 4. The expectation of reciprocity and the war in Vietnam; 5. The expectation of reciprocity and the GWOT; 6. Conclusion.

About the author

Bryan Peeler teaches political studies at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He previously taught philosophy at the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg, He has a Ph.D. in political science from the University of British Columbia and an M.Phil. in philosophy from King's College London.

Product details

• Authors: Bryan Peeler, Bryan (University of Manitoba Peeler
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108486699
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48669-9
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, LAW / International, International Relations, Human rights, civil rights, International humanitarian law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict