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Sweden And Humanitarian Law, Atle Grahl-Madsen Jul 2015

Sweden And Humanitarian Law, Atle Grahl-Madsen

Akron Law Review

Professor Jacob W.F. Sundberg's article on "Humanitarian Laws of Armed Conflict in Sweden: Ogling the Socialist Camp"' has neither head nor tail. When coming to the author's "conclusions" the reader is likely to be dumbfounded: he may not have realized that this was what the article was all about. Up to that point he has been introduced to a variety of matters, presented in a hodge-podge manner. The article is failing on its own "merits."

However, the article is full of innuendo, half-truths and untruths. If published at home, no one knowing the author and his ideas would have paid …


A Brief Analysis Of The 1977 Geneva Protocols, Hans-Peter Gasser Jul 2015

A Brief Analysis Of The 1977 Geneva Protocols, Hans-Peter Gasser

Akron Law Review

In analyzing the two 1977 Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions for the protection of war victims one should never forget that they are not the product of a sudden inspiration. The first cornerstone for Protocol 1, on international armed conflicts, was laid in the early Fifties. The Draft Rules for the Limitation of the Dangers incurred by the Civilian Population in Time of War, drawn up by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and submitted to the Nineteenth International Red Cross Conference (New Delhi, 1957), were an unsuccessful attempt to improve the protection of the civilian population …


Conflicting Norms Of Intervention: More Variables For The Equation, Jordan J. Paust Apr 2015

Conflicting Norms Of Intervention: More Variables For The Equation, Jordan J. Paust

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Coping With Non-International Armed Conflicts: The Borderline Between National And International Law, Bart De Schutter, Christine Van De Wyngaert Apr 2015

Coping With Non-International Armed Conflicts: The Borderline Between National And International Law, Bart De Schutter, Christine Van De Wyngaert

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Humanitarian Law And Internal Armed Conflicts, G.I.A.D. Draper Apr 2015

Humanitarian Law And Internal Armed Conflicts, G.I.A.D. Draper

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.