Civilian immunity in war [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Igor Primoratz
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Civilian immunity in war [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Igor Primoratz
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (276 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 341.6/7 |
| Soggetto topico: | War - Protection of civilians |
| War victims - Legal status, laws, etc | |
| Combatants and noncombatants (International law) | |
| Humanitarian law | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
PrimoratzIgor
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-259) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction; Part I.; 1. Civilian Immunity in War: Its Grounds, Scope, and Weight; 2. Civilians and Soldiers; 3. Civilian Immunity in War: From Augustine to Vattel; 4. Civilian Immunity in War: Legal Aspects; 5. Civilian Immunity, Forcing the Choice, and Collective Responsibility; 6. Collateral Immunity in War and Terrorism; Part II.; 7. Airpower and Non-combatant Immunity: The Road to Dresden; 8. Civilian Immunity in the Precision-Guidance Age; 9. Civilian Immunity in the 'New Wars'; 10. Women, War, and International Law |
| 11. War and the Protection of PropertySelect Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The protection of noncombatants from deadly violence is the centrepiece of any account of ethical and legal constraints on war. It was a major achievement of moral progress from early modern times to World War I. Yet it has been under constant attrition since - perhaps never more so than in our time, with its 'new wars', the spectre of weapons of mass destruction, and the global terrorism alert. Civilian Immunity in War presents eleven specially written essays on. the main aspects of this highly topical subject. Written in a clear and non-technical style, this volume will appeal to students an |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Civilian immunity in war |
| ISBN: | 1-281-15482-2 |
| 9786611154820 | |
| 0-19-153744-6 | |
| 1-4356-1413-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450865403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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