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| Other authors / contributors: | Larsen, Kjetil Mujezinović, 1976-
Cooper, Camilla Guldahl.
Nystuen, Gro.
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| ISBN: | 9781107021846
1107021847
9781283746434
1283746433
9781139134972
1139134973
9781139779708
1139779702
9781139776660
1139776665
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | The legal norms of International Humanitarian Law are the product of a compromise between humanitarian considerations and the demands of military necessity. In Searching for a 'Principle of Humanity' in International Humanitarian Law, international legal scholars consider whether humanitarian considerations have an independent legal impact on IHL beyond the formation of these norms. They ask whether a 'principle of humanity' can be said to have legal force in its own right. Moreover, the book investigates whether regional or national differences are emerging regarding the import and emphasis placed on humanitarian considerations. For instance, do states which are not directly affected by armed conflict attach a greater weight to humanitarian considerations when interpreting and applying IHL than those states which are more directly involved in armed conflicts? Specifically, this book examines whether a particular 'Nordic perspective' can be identified, owing to those states' involvement in armed conflicts outside their own territories in the post- Second World War era.
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| Other form: | Print version: 9781283746434
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