Landefeld, Sarina

Individuals in international humanitarian law : a historical analysis / Sarina Landefeld. - xviii, 288 pages ; 24 cm - Studies in international law ; volume 97 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Constructing Individuals for International Humanitarian Law -- The Early Written Laws of War -- The Inter-war Years and the 1949 Geneva Conventions -- From the 1949 Geneva Conventions to the 1977 Additional Protocols -- The Post-1977 Era.

"This book offers a new, more critical perspective on the regulation and protection of individuals under international humanitarian law. Providing a historical account of the changing concept of individuals since 1864, the study draws on social constructivism, casting a light on the struggle of making sense of, and agreeing on, the position of individuals in armed conflicts, often hidden by international humanitarian law's conventional narratives"--

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Humanitarian law--History

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