Constraints on the waging of war
Subtitle: an introduction to international humanitarian law
By: Frits Kalshoven, Liesbeth Zegveld
Contributors: Zegveld, Liesbeth; International Committee of the Red Cross
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
ISBN-13: 9781107011663; 9781107600324
Subjects: War (International law); War victims; Legal status, laws
Description: "This fully revised fourth edition of Constraints on the Waging of War considers the development of the principal rules of international humanitarian law from their origins to the present day. Of particular focus are the rules governing weapons and the legal instruments through which respect for the law can be enforced. Combining theory and actual practice, this book appeals to specialists as well as to students turning to the subject for the first time"--
Notes: Includes index.

Introduction -- The main currents : the Hague, Geneva, New York -- The law before the Protocols of 1977 -- The Protocols of 1977 -- Post-1977 developments -- Conclusion.