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9 What are the origins of international humanitarian law?

Fundamental principles of humanitarian law Like Grotius (see p. 5 and Index), jurists and philosophers took an interest in the regulation of conicts well before the rst Geneva Convention of 1864 was adopted and developed. What are the origins of international humanitarian law? To answer this question we have to ask other questions.

Dr. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Prof. The essays selected for the first part of this volume offer an insight into the development, as distinguished from the history, of international humanitarian law. The focus of the majority of the works reprinted here is on an analysis of the adequacy of the law as it stood at the time of the respective publication and in the light of existing contemporary armed conflicts and military operations.

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consistent with current international law principles.

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International humanitarian law's development cant be considered in isolation from its principles. The essays selected for the second part of the volume deal with the two fundamental principles underlying all of international humanitarian law: humanity and military necessity. The Library of Essays in International Humanitarian Law. Content Note. Includes 18 Previously Published Journal Articles. Country of Publication.

This six volume Library of Essays in Humanitarian Law reprints the most significant works in the field published in the last century and enables scholars to better understand the evolution of humanitarian law, and practitioners to apply the law on the battlefield or in national and international.

This six volume Library of Essays in Humanitarian Law reprints the most significant works in the field published in the last century and enables scholars to better understand the evolution of humanitarian law, and practitioners to apply the law on the battlefield or in national and international tribunals.

The international community had already intervened on a large scale in Yugoslavia and Rwanda before the security crises erupted, through the activities of international economic institutions and development agencies

The international community had already intervened on a large scale in Yugoslavia and Rwanda before the security crises erupted, through the activities of international economic institutions and development agencies. She describes how the IMF & Yugoslavia by imposing cuts in wages and services.