Implementation of International Humanitarian Law Research Papers by Participants in the 1986 Session of the Centre for Studies and Research in

This book deals with the application & implementation of international humanitarian law applied to armed conflicts, as seen from the viewpoint of one particular country: Finland. It provides interesting, new information on the application of humanitarian law in the Finnish civil war (1918) & its aftermath (including Finnish interventions in Eastern Karelia) & in Finland's wars with the Soviet Union (1939-1940) & Germany (1944-1945). The application, implementation & dissemination of humanitarian law in peacetime are also analysed, including the implementation of the 1949 Geneva Conventions & the Additional Protocols of 1977, as well as the role of humanitarian law in Finnish peacekeeeping operations. The book addresses crucial issues concerning the place & role of humanitarian norms & principles in times of armed conflict as well as peace. It will be invaluable to international lawyers, the Red Cross movement, military practitioners & historians.Kalshoven, Frits is the author of 'Implementation of International Humanitarian Law Research Papers by Participants in the 1986 Session of the Centre for Studies and Research in' with ISBN 9789024737840 and ISBN 9024737842.