War, conflict and human rights theory and practice /

• Main Author: Sriram, Chandra Lekha, 1971-
• Other Authors: Martin-Ortega, Olga., Herman, Johanna.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Subjects: War.; Human rights.; Peace-building.; War > Case studies.; Human rights > Case studies.; Peace-building > Case studies.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.; HISTORY > Other. > Military; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess

War, Conflict and Human Rights is an innovative new inter-disciplinary textbook, combining aspects of law, politics and conflict analysis to examine the relationship between human rights and armed conflict.

Table of Contents:

• The interplay between war and human rights
• Conflict: fundamentals and debates
• Human rights: history and debates
• Humanitarian and human rights law in armed conflict
• The former Yugoslavia
• Sierra Leone
• The Democratic Republic of Congo
• Sudan
• The "global war on terror"
• Ad hoc tribunals
• Enforcing human rights transnationally
• Hybrid tribunals
• The International Criminal Court
• Enduring and emergent challenges and opportunities.