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Kolb, Robert; Gaggioli, Gloria --- "Research Handbook on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013) [2013] ELECD 308

Editor(s): Kolb, Robert; Gaggioli, Gloria

Title: Research Handbook on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Series: Research Handbooks in Human Rights series

Topics: Human Rights; Public International Law; Terrorism and Security

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 28 February 2013

Number of pages: 704

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849800358

ISBN (soft cover): 9781782540304

EISBN: 9781781006078

Abstract/Description:

This fascinating Handbook explores the interplay between international human rights law and international humanitarian law, offering expert analysis on the increasingly complex issues surrounding their application in armed conflicts across the world.

Contributors to this volume provide a comprehensive treatment of the ongoing relationship between human rights law and humanitarian law, from the historical background and origins of the two bodies of law to their various applications today. Divided into four parts – Historical Background, Common Issues, The Need for a Combined Approach, and Monitoring Mechanisms – the Handbook presents a rich and varied spectrum of original research and thought from some of the brightest minds in the field.

This groundbreaking volume will surely have great appeal for anyone with a professional or academic interest in human rights law and humanitarian law, from students to professors to practitioners in the field.


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