Revisiting the Geneva conventions: 1949- 2019 / / Edited by Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Borhan Uddin Khan0

• TeilnehmendeR: Bhuiyan, Jahid Hossain; Khan, Borhan Uddin
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2020.
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (350 pages)

The book is designed to provide an overview of the development, meaning, and nature of international humanitarian law (IHL). It presents a critical review of the protection of the injured, sick and shipwrecked, prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians during times of war, the prevention of forcible transfer of civilians, the four Geneva Conventions from a Third World point of view, the ideals of distinction, proportionality and precaution from the point of view of Islamic law and the issues faced in implementing IHL. This lucidly written and timely book will greatly benefit anyone interested in the protection of victims of armed conflict. Contents: Notes on editors; Notes on contributors; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Preface; Foreword; International Legal Protection of Persons Affected by War: Challenges and the Way Forward, Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Borhan Uddin Khan 1 The Development of the Geneva Conventions, Borhan Uddin Khan and Nazmuzzaman Bhuian 2 The Legal Status and Protection of the Rights of Prisoners of War, Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan 3 The Prohibition of Deportation and Forcible Transfer of Civilian Populations in the Fourth Geneva Convention and Beyond, Etienne Henry 4 Combatants Aboard Medical Aircraft Who Fall into the Hands of a Neutral Power – the Scope of Their Liability to Detention Under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocol I, Yutaka Arai-Takahashi 5 Forced Transfer of Aliens during Armed Conflicts, Pablo Antonio Fernández Sánchez 6 The Geneva Conventions and Non-International Armed Conflicts, Noelle Higgins 7 Four Geneva Conventions of 1949: A Third World View, Srinivas Burra 8 Criminalising Rape and Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts: Evolving Criminality and Culpability from the Geneva Conventions to the Bangladesh International Crimes Trial, M Rafiqul Islam 9 Principles of Distinction, Proportionality and Precautions under the Geneva Conventions: The Perspective of Islamic Law, Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal 10 Implementation of International Humanitarian Law and the Current Challenges, Borhan Uddin Khan and Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah 11 The Geneva Conventions and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law, Derek Jinks Index.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Notes on Editors -- Notes on Contributors -- International Legal Protection of Persons Affected by War: Challenges and the Way Forward / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan and Borhan Uddin Khan -- The Development of the Geneva Conventions / Borhan Uddin Khan and Mohammad Nazmuzzaman Bhuian -- The Legal Status and Protection of the Rights of Prisoners of War / Md Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan -- The Prohibition of Deportation and Forcible Transfer of Civilian Populations in the Fourth Geneva Convention and Beyond / Etienne Henry -- Persons aboard Medical Aircraft Who Fall into the Hands of a Neutral Power – the Scope of Their Liability to Detention under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Additional Protocol I / Yutaka Arai-Takahashi -- Forced Transfer of Aliens during Armed Conflicts / Pablo Antonio Fernández Sánchez -- The Geneva Conventions and Non-International Armed Conflicts / Noelle Higgins -- Four Geneva Conventions of 1949: a Third World View / Srinivas Burra -- Criminalising Rape and Sexual Violence in Armed Conflicts: Evolving Criminality and Culpability from the Geneva Conventions to the Bangladesh International Crimes Trial / M Rafiqul Islam -- Principles of Distinction, Proportionality and Precautions under the Geneva Conventions: the Perspective of Islamic Law / Mohd Hisham Mohd Kamal -- Implementation of International Humanitarian Law and the Current Challenges / Borhan Uddin Khan and Nakib M. Nasrullah -- The Geneva Conventions and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law / Derek Jinks -- Back Matter -- Index.