Searching for a 'Principle of Humanity' in International Huma... - 9781107021846

Searching for a 'Principle of Humanity' in International Humanitarian LawAuthor(s): Kjetil Mujezinovi? Larsen, Camilla Guldahl Cooper, Gro Nystuen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107021846, 978-1107021846\nSynopsis\nThe legal norms of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) are the product of a compromise between humanitarian considerations and the demands of military necessity. In Searching for a 'Principle of Humanity' in International Humanitarian Law, international legal scholars consider whether humanitarian considerations have an independent legal impact on IHL beyond the formation of these norms. They ask whether a 'principle of humanity' can be said to have legal force in its own right. Moreover, the book investigates whether regional or national differences are emerging regarding the import and emphasis placed on humanitarian considerations. For instance, do states which are not directly.