Prisoners of war in contemporary conflict / general editors, Professor Michael N. Schmitt, Professor Sean Watts ; managing editor, Professor Robert Lawless ; volume editors, Professor Michael N. Schmitt, Major Christopher J. Koschnitzky.
"The International Committee of the Red Cross' release of its 2020 Commentary on the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, which updated the existing 1960 "Pictet Commentary," drew global attention to the international humanitarian law governing pr...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Series: | Lieber studies ;
v. 8. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Summary: | "The International Committee of the Red Cross' release of its 2020 Commentary on the 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, which updated the existing 1960 "Pictet Commentary," drew global attention to the international humanitarian law governing prisoners of war POWs. This book contributes to the dialogue with a collection of capita selecta identified by the contributors as meriting examination. Part I examines qualification for POW status from two angles. Four contributions deal with types and domains of warfare - proxy, fluid, maritime, and space. The remaining three take on issues regarding the status of detainees set forth in Article 4 of the Third Geneva Convention, specifically combatants, civilians accompanying the force, and members of a levée en masse. Part II discusses the treatment to which POWs are entitled. Topics range from a broad survey of key issues regarding POW treatment in contemporary conflicts to narrow topics that have created confusion or proven challenging in practice. The book concludes with Part III's consideration of the historical relevance of, and perspectives on, the international law governing POWs"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 448 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0197663303 9780197663301 019766329X 9780197663295 0197663311 9780197663318 0197663281 9780197663288 |