Humanizing the laws of war : selected writings of Richard Baxter /
A celebration of the scholarship of Richard Baxter, former Judge of the International Court of Justice and former Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School. The volume brings together Professor Baxter's writings on the laws of war, on which he was one of the most influential scholars...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A celebration of the scholarship of Richard Baxter, former Judge of the International Court of Justice and former Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School. The volume brings together Professor Baxter's writings on the laws of war, on which he was one of the most influential scholars of the twentieth century. His work remains timely and relevant to today's issues, and offers many analyses which have been borne out in subsequent years. It includes, amongst many wide-ranging topics within the laws of war, Baxter's studies of the Geneva Conventions, human rights in times of war, and the legal problems of international military command. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 380 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191669644 0191669644 9780191760181 0191760188 0191669652 9780191669651 |