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Military professionalism and humanitarian law : the struggle to reduce the hazards of war / Yishai Beer.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190881177Subject(s): War (International law)
| Self-defense (International law) | Just war doctrine | Humanitarian law | Law | International lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190881146DDC classification: 341.67 LOC classification: KZ6396Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This work challenges the unacceptable gap between the positive rules of the international law governing armed hostilities and actual state practice. It discusses reducing the human suffering caused by this reality. The text offers a new paradigm based on reality that may elevate the humanitarian threshold by replacing the currently problematic imperatives imposed upon militaries with professionally-based, attainable requirements.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This work challenges the unacceptable gap between the positive rules of the international law governing armed hostilities and actual state practice. It discusses reducing the human suffering caused by this reality. The text offers a new paradigm based on reality that may elevate the humanitarian threshold by replacing the currently problematic imperatives imposed upon militaries with professionally-based, attainable requirements.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 5, 2018).