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International humanitarian law handbook for parliamentarians this handbook is designed to familiarize parliamentarians with international humanitarian law and to heighten their awareness of the key role they can play in promoting its implementation, especial. It will place international humanitarian law within public international law more generally, and delineate its relationship to other areas of international law such as the international law of human rights. Fully revised and updated handbook providing a best practice manual, and offering authoritative guidance to those involved in military operations. The proponent for this publication is the international and operational law department, the judge advocate generals legal center and school tjaglcs. The handbook of international humanitarian law second edition edited by dieter fleck in collaboration with michael bothe, horst fischer, hanspeter gasser, christopher j.
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