The Role of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in New Types of Armed Conflicts

International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law

Volumn 9780191001604, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Sassòli, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Armed conflict; Conflict resolution; International human rights law; International humanitarian law; War on terror

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862002510     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780191001604.003.0003     Document Type: Chapter

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