The Human Rights Treaty Obligations of Peacekeepers

by Kjetil Mujezinovi Larsen

Book Overview

Do States, through their military forces, have legal obligations under human rights treaties towards the local civilian population during UN-mandated peace operations? It is frequently claimed that it is unrealistic to require compliance with human rights treaties in peace operations and this has led to an unwillingness to hold States accountable for human rights violations. In this book, Kjetil Larsen criticises this position by addressing the arguments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107416949
• ISBN13: 9781107416949
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"