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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781072703321

Titolo

Prisoners in war [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sibylle Scheipers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010

ISBN

0-19-161038-0

1-282-69830-3

9786612698309

0-19-157361-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ScheipersSibylle

Disciplina

355.11309

Soggetti

International relations

Prisoners of war - Government policy

Prisoners of war - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 1. Introduction: Prisoners in War; PART I: THE EMERGENCE OF LEGAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR; PART II: PRISONERS IN REGULAR CONFLICTS-THE SECOND WORLD WAR; PART III: DETAINEES IN IRREGULAR CONFLICTS; PART IV: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The issue of prisoners in war is a highly timely topic that has received much attention from both scholars and practitioners since the start of the military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and the ensuing legal and political problems concerning detainees in those conflicts. This book analyses these contemporary problems and challenges against the background of their historical development. It provides a multidisciplinary yet highly coherent perspective on the historical trajectory of legal and ethical norms in this field by integrating the historical analysis of war with a study of the emerging