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The authority of the International Committee of the Red Cross : determining what international humanitarian law is
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The authority of the International Committee of the Red Cross : determining what international humanitarian law is / by Linus Mührel.
ISBN
9789004687813
9004687815
9789004687820
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Nijhoff, 2024.
Physical Description
xxxii, 359 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
"This book conducts the first ever comprehensive study of the ICRC's interpretations and law-ascertainments. It analyses in detail their impact on the development of international humanitarian law and international law in general as well as the reasons for their impact. This analysis involves the discussion of the ICRC's authority. Is it legal or just factual authority? The analysis also illuminates the direction that IHL - and international law in general - develops. This insight sheds light on the question of the current type of international law, i.e., what international law is and who makes it"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Mührel, Linus. Authority of the international committee of the red cross Leiden ; Boston : Brill/Nijhoff, 2024
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2024
Series
International humanitarian law series, volume 68.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
The authority of the International Committee of the Red Cross
De facto authority of the ICRC's interpretations and law-ascertainments
The ICRC's impact on the structural rules of international law
Legal classification of the ICRC's interpretations and law-ascertainments under the sources of law doctrine and the means of interpretation.
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