Prisoners in war

The issue of prisoners in war is a highly timely topic that has received much attention from both scholars and practitioners since the start of the military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and the ensuing legal and political problems concerning detainees in those conflicts. This book analyses these contemporary problems and challenges against the background of their historical development. It provides a multidisciplinary yet highly coherent perspective on the historicaltrajectory of legal and ethical norms in this field by integrating the historical analysis of war with a study of the emerg.

Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; 1. Introduction: Prisoners in War; PART I: THE EMERGENCE OF LEGAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR; PART II: PRISONERS IN REGULAR CONFLICTS -- THE SECOND WORLD WAR; PART III: DETAINEES IN IRREGULAR CONFLICTS; PART IV: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES; Index