Civilian Protection In The Twenty-First Century: Governance and Responsibility in a Fragmented World
. Ed(S): Jacob, Cecilia; Cook, Alistair D. B.
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hardcover. "Conference hosted at the University of Queensland, Australia, in 2011. The conference's theme was 'Regions, States and Peoples in a World of Many Worlds'"--Preface. Editor(s): Jacob, Cecilia; Cook, Alistair D. B. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFD; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 10.
There has been a significant consolidation of international norms to advance human protection objectives in current global politics. Yet, while civilian protection is at the heart of international humanitarian law and the United Nations global security agenda, armed conflicts today are increasingly fragmented. The current global security environment creates significant ethical and political complexities for the actors operating in this field to protect civilians. This volume interrogates the diversity of practices and the politics of civilian protection at the individual and community as well as the state, non-state, and the international community levels to conceptualize civilian protection in this complex ... Read more
There has been a significant consolidation of international norms to advance human protection objectives in current global politics. Yet, while civilian protection is at the heart of international humanitarian law and the United Nations global security agenda, armed conflicts today are increasingly fragmented. The current global security environment creates significant ethical and political complexities for the actors operating in this field to protect civilians. This volume interrogates the diversity of practices and the politics of civilian protection at the individual and community as well as the state, non-state, and the international community levels to conceptualize civilian protection in this complex ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press India
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9780199467501
SKU
V9780199467501
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About . Ed(S): Jacob, Cecilia; Cook, Alistair D. B.
Cecilia Jacob is Research Fellow, Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, Canberra. Alistair D. B. Cook is Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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