Russian contributions to international humanitarian law : a contrastive analysis of Russia's historical role and its current practice

Author/Creator:: Riepl, Michael, author
Publication/Creation:: Baden-Baden : Nomos : Institute for International Peace and Security Law, 2022
Resource Type:: Book
Edition:: 1st edition.

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Full Title:: Russian contributions to international humanitarian law : a contrastive analysis of Russia's historical role and its current practice / Michael Riepl
Series Titles:: Kölner Schriften zum Friedenssicherungsrecht, Band = volume 16
Kölner Schriften zum Friedenssicherungsrecht ; Bd. 16.

Subjects:: Humanitarian law--Russia (Federation)
Humanitarian law--Soviet Union--History
Humanitarian law--Russia--History

Table of Contents:: Part I: Historical development -- The Tsarist era, 1850-1917 -- The Soviet era, 1917-1991 -- Pat II. Russia's contemporary approach to IHL -- IHL in international diplomacy : a lost Russian art? -- IHL implementation in the domestic Russian legal system : a difficult marriage? -- Evading IHL on the battlefield : denying the existence of an armed conflict ("the paintbrush") -- Evading IHL on the battlefield : outsourcing warfare ("the apprentice") -- Evading IHL on the battlefield : denying facts ("the sledgehammer") -- Part III. Contrasting the past and the present.
Summary:: "Has Russia turned from "Paul to Saul" with regards to international humanitarian law (IHL)? This book aims to answer this question by contrasting the past and the present. Firstly, it offers a comprehensive account of the remarkable Russian contributions to IHL since 1850. Secondly, it analyses Russia's current approach to IHL, drawing on a wide range of legislation, case law, diplomatic records, and military practice. Finally, the author contrasts the past and the present - not without embedding his findings in the changed context of our time."
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 447 pages : map (black and white) ; 23 cm.
General Note:: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Köln, 2021.
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