Global Health and International Relations
Global Health and International Relations
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全球健康和国际关系
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2015
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通讯作者:
E. de Leeuw
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P. Robinson;E. de Leeuw
human rights law in times of armed conflict, new technological advancements in means and methods of combat, such as cyber warfare, and the ongoing problems relating to implementation, enforcement, and accountability for IHL. As noted above, international humanitarian law is a vast and complex field of international law. Depending on how one defines the term, it covers conduct before, during, and after hostilities, in the domains of land, air, sea, and space (and cyberspace), and can range from the law of neutrality, the rules on peacekeeping, post-conflict accountability and reconstruction, and human rights law, as it impacts on, among other things, combatants, civilians, the natural environment, and cultural property. Kolb’s book lives up to stated objectives – for an ‘advanced, challenging, short and selective introduction to IHL’ – admirably. Rather than simply summarizing or reciting the basics of the law, Kolb uses the fundamentals of the law as a starting point from which to highlight gaps in the law and discuss problems in the implementation and interpretation of the existing law. Kolb canvasses areas of debate and dispute clearly and concisely, offering useful and pertinent references to cases, treaties, and leading academic writings on the topic. Kolb also helpfully draws on relevant historical and social developments and events to illustrate the law and its problems and gaps. Kolb writes in a lucid, logical, and accessible style, but still analyses complex situations with a nuance and sophistication that will benefit any reader, from comparative novices to well-established IHL experts. Professor Kolb is to be commended for this valuable addition to the literature.