Human Rights and War Through Civilian Eyes
Thomas W. Smith
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Hardcover. Human Rights and War shows how even combatants who profess to follow the laws of war often engage in appalling violence and brutality, ruining economies, rending social fabrics, and collapsing public infrastructure, making clear the limits of international humanitarian law and how it must incorporate human rights perspectives. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
International lawyers and ethicists have long judged wars from the perspective of the state and its actions, developing international humanitarian law by asking such questions as "Are the belligerents justified in entering the conflict?" and "How should they conduct themselves during the war's execution?" and "When civilian noncombatants are harmed, who is responsible for their suffering?" Human Rights and War Through Civilian Eyes reimagines the ethics of war from the standpoint of its collateral victims, focusing on the effects of war on individuals—on those who are terrorized, or killed, or whose lives are violently disrupted. Upholding a human rights analysis ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812248630
SKU
V9780812248630
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About Thomas W. Smith
Thomas W. Smith is Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Honors Program at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
Reviews for Human Rights and War Through Civilian Eyes
"Human Rights and War represents a major advance in the study of civilian devastation in modern warfare. Thomas W. Smith builds a compelling case for adopting a human rights perspective for understanding and advancing the humanitarian needs of civilian noncombatants, a case that centers on the viewing of warfare from the civilian's perspective."
Daniel Rothbart, George Mason University
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Daniel Rothbart, George Mason University
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