Preface -- Preface -- The Geneva Conventions and enforcement of international humanitarian law / Derek Jinks. The development of the Geneva Conventions / Borhan Uddin Khan and Mohammad Nazmuzzaman Bhuian -- The legal status and protection of the rights of prisoners of war / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan -- The prohibition of deportation and forcible transfer of civilian populations in the Fourth Geneva Convention and beyond / Etienne Henry -- Persons aboard medical aircraft who fall into the hands of a neutral power : the scope of their liability to detention under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocol I / Yutaka Arai-Takahashi -- Forced transfer of aliens during armed conflict /r Pablo Antonio Fernandez Sanchez -- The Geneva Conventions and non-international armed conflicts / Noelle Higgins -- Four Geneva Conventions of 1949 : a third world view / Srinivas Burra -- Criminalising rape and sexual violence in armed conflicts : evolving criminality and culpability from the Geneva Conventions to the Bangladesh international crimes trial / M. Rafiqul Islam -- Principles of distinction, proportionality and precautions under the Geneva Conventions : the perspective of Islamic law / Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal -- Implementation of international humanitarian law and the current challenges / Borhan Uddin Khan and Nakib M. Nasrullah -- The Geneva Conventions and enforcement of international humanitarian law / Derek Jinks.
Summary:
"[This book provides] an overview of the development, meaning, and nature of international humanitarian law (IHL). It presents a critical review of the protection of the injured, sick and shipwrecked, prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians during times of war, the prevention of forcible transfer of civilians, the four Geneva Conventions from a Third World point of view, the ideals of distinction, proportionality and precaution from the point of view of Islamic law and the issues faced in implementing IHL."-- Publisher's website.
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