| Description |
xiii, 489 pages ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
The Guide -- App. A. State of Ratification of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Conventions -- App. B. List of States Party to International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Conventions (as of October 2000) -- Humanitarian Law Themes: A Guide to Key Entries Divided by Subject |
| Analysis |
War (International law) |
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Human rights violations |
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Humanitarian aid |
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Treaties and conventions |
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Dictionaries |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
"The Guide explains the terms, concepts, and rules of humanitarian law in accessible and reader-friendly alphabetical entries. Entries in the Guide are complemented by detailed bibliographic references; addresses, phone numbers, and Internet addresses of the organizations presented; two indexes; and an up-to-date list of the status of ratification of the more than twenty international conventions and treaties concerning humanitarian law, human rights, refugees, and international criminal law." -- Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
War victims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Dictionaries.
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Humanitarian law -- Dictionaries.
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Human rights -- Dictionaries.
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Treaties -- Ratification -- Indexes.
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| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Indexes.
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| LC no. |
2001016227 |
| ISBN |
074251062X cloth alkaline paper |
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0742510638 paperback alkaline paper |
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