The four Geneva Conventions, adopted in 1949, remain the fundamental basis of contemporary international humanitarian law. They protect the wounded and sick on
The book is designed to provide an overview of the development, meaning, and nature of international humanitarian law (IHL). It presents a critical review of th
The application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977 have developed significantly in the seventy
The application and interpretation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 have developed significantly in the sixty years since the International Committee of t
Do the Geneva Conventions Matter? provides a rich, comparative analysis of the laws that govern warfare and a more specific investigation relating to state prac