The Geneva Conventions Under Assault, The

by Jim Whitman

Book Overview

Outrages committed during violent conflict and as part of the 'war on terror' are not only an affront to human dignity, they also violate the Geneva Conventions. Looking at high-profile cases of repeated and open abuse of the Conventions, the book reveals how attempts to undermine the Geneva Conventions as incompatible with the age of 'global terror' will create a less secure and more volatile world. From normalising torture in Guantanamo, to new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745329136
• ISBN13: 9780745329130
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.4"