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The role of national courts in applying international humanitarian law /

International humanitarian law is applied across the world in domestic courts. This book investigates how five domestic courts, the UK, US, Canada, Italy, and Israel, have done so, arguing that they show a range of different approaches, from acting as apologists for the use of force to actively prom...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weill, Sharon (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:International law in domestic legal orders.
Subjects:
Humanitarian law.
International courts.
Droit international humanitaire.
Tribunaux internationaux.
Comparative.
LAW.
Military.
Humanitarian law
International courts
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:International humanitarian law is applied across the world in domestic courts. This book investigates how five domestic courts, the UK, US, Canada, Italy, and Israel, have done so, arguing that they show a range of different approaches, from acting as apologists for the use of force to actively promoting international humanitarian law.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191765643
0191765643