The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law
Under the sponsorship of the international relief organization Doctors without Borders, Bouchet-Saulnier has prepared a valuable guide to humanitarian law around the world. . . . This new edition contains nearly 180 topical entries arranged alphabetically. They are presented in an easy-to-use format with multiple subheadings and guides to further reading. The longest entries focus on compelling topics such as detention, genocide, international law, peacekeeping, prisoners of war, refugees, responsibility, and war crimes. . . . This book belongs in every law library . . . Recommended. (Choice)Praise for the first edition:    This book sheds a refreshingly simple light on the intricacies of humanitarian law and the subtleties of such things as international relations, in so far as they bear upon the substantive legal issues. The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law both fills an important gap, and serves as a timely reminder that trees do in fact exist in the woods of humanitarian law. Therefore students ought to find this book useful as a supplement to their academic texts; 'coal-face' humanitarian workers, including many lawyers, may find it to be very valuable by way of a brief encyclopaedic reference; and academics at least a useful plain English quiver within their array of legalistic weapons. Bouchet-Saulnier is to be congratulated for this no-nonsense publication.?International Peacekeeping    There is no need to be a legal expert to read this reference work and find it useful. It is a mine of information, not only for humanitarian personnel, but also for anyone who--through media reports--has been sensitised to the problems associated with humanitarian aid (ethnic cleansing, refugees, etc.). A book to be put in the hands of all future graduates in Humanitarian Affairs.?Humanitarian Affairs Reivew    This is aPraise for the first edition:"This book sheds a refreshingly simple light on the intricacies of humanitarian law and the subtleties of such things as international relations, in so far as they bear upon the substantive legal issues.The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Lawboth fills an important gap, and serves as a timely reminder that trees do in fact exist in the woods of humanitarian law. Therefore students ought to find this book useful as a supplement to their academic texts; 'coal-face' humanitarian workers, including many lawyers, may find it to be very valuable by way of a brief encyclopaedic reference; and academics at least a useful plain English quiver within their array of legalistic weapons. Bouchet-Saulnier is to be congratulated for this no-nonsense publication."—International Peacekeeping"There is no need to be a legal expert to read this reference work and find it useful. It is a mine of information, not only for humanitarian personnel, but also for anyone who--through media reports--has been sensitised to the problems associated with humanitarian aid (ethnic cleansing, refugees, etc.). A book to be put in the hands of all future graduates in Humanitarian Affairs."—Humanitarian Affairs Reivew"This is an excellent much-needed book--authoritative, succinct, comprehensive and practical. The book will certainly be invaluable for NGO workers, journalists, peacekeepers and others whose work brings them into contact with issues and situations which raise human rights issues, or who work in areas of repression and/or violent conflict. The work is not only full and detailed, it is set out with admirable clarity. For the combination of reliability and ease of use, it would be difficult to better this volume. In addition,The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Lawis an excellent study text and reference book. This book is indispensable and deserves the widest possible dissemination."—Journal of Humanitarian Assistance"Unique. . . . As violent conflagrations