First do no harm : : medical ethics in international humanitarian law / / by Sigrid Mehring.
Although working on the sidelines of armed conflicts, physicians are often at the centre of attention. First Do No harm: Medical Ethics in International Humanitarian Law was born from the occasionally controversial role of physicians in recent armed conflicts and the legal and ethical rules that fra...
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| Superior document: | International Humanitarian Law Series, Ihul 44 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : BRILL,, 2015. ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | International humanitarian law series ;
Ihul 44. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (512 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 The Role of Physicians in Armed Conflict
- 2 International Humanitarian Law
- 3 International Criminal Law
- 4 Customary Status of International Humanitarian Law
- 5 The Relevant Human Rights Norms Applicable to the Work of Physicians in Armed Conflict
- 6 The Interpretation of the Reference to Medical Ethics and Generally Accepted Medical Standards pursuant to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
- 7 Medical Ethics in International Law
- 8 A Pluralistic Approach to Medical Ethics
- 9 The Documents by the World Medical Association (WMA)
- 10 Conclusion, Recommendations and Outlook
- Annexes
- Bibliography
- Index.