| The Challenge of Conflict: International Law Responds Contributor(s): Dolgopol (Editor), Gardam (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004145990 ISBN-13: 9789004145993 Publisher: Brill Nijhoff OUR PRICE: $332.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2006 Annotation: This collection is an integrated body of essays that provides a comprehensive range of viewpoints on how international legal and political mechanisms can address the catastrophic consequences of deadly conflict in today's world. The authors are drawn from a diverse range of disciplines encompassing law, peace studies, international relations and criminal justice and include judges, members of the military, academics, United Nations personnel and representatives of non-government organisations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | International - Political Science | Human Rights |
| LCCN: 2006273868 |
| Series: International Humanitarian Law |
| Physical Information: 1.78" H x 6.54" W x 9.54" (2.83 lbs) 651 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The papers in this collection bring together a wide and diverse range of viewpoints to consider how the catastrophic consequences of deadly armed conflict can be addressed. Commentators are drawn from the United Nations and its agencies, key non- governmental organisations, world-class academic circles, senior members of government, leading human rights lawyers and judges with experience in international criminal law. These experts address deadly conflict in a comprehensive fashion covering all its stages: the causes and prevention of conflict; conflict resolution and peace-building; international criminal law and international humanitarian law and the role of the United Nations, humanitarian organisations and peacekeepers in post conflict situations. This collection is for those with an existing interest and expertise in international law, international relations, peace studies and criminal justice as well as for those who wish to become conversant with emerging developments in these fields. |