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The United Nations Security Council and war the evolution of thought and practice since 1945 /

Table of Contents: “…Dunbabin -- The different functions of the Security Council with respect to humanitarian law / Georg Nolte -- The Security Council and humanitarian intervention / Jennifer M. …”
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Rethinking the law of armed conflict in an age of terrorism

Table of Contents: “…FordChapter One- The Law that Turned Against Its Drafters: Guerrilla-Combatants and the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventionsby Ariel ZemachChapter Two- The Strange Pretensions of Contemporary Humanitarian Lawby Jeremy RabkinChapter Three- Targeted Killing: The Israeli Experienceby Steven DavidChapter Four- Guarding the Guards in the War on Terrorismby Yuval ShanyChapter Five- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Puzzle: We Know How We Got Here--Now, What Do We Do?…”
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Refugee States : Critical Refugee Studies in Canada /

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Law among nations : an introduction to public international law / by Von Glahn, Gerhard, 1911-, Taulbee, James Larry, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…The nature of international law -- Development of law among nations -- Sources of the law -- International agreements -- International legal process -- The relationship between international and municipal law -- Subjects of international law : recognition -- Rights and duties of international legal persons -- Nationality -- Principles of jurisdiction -- State responsibility -- The law of the sea -- Jurisdiction over air space and outer space -- Agents of international intercourse immunities -- The individual and international law : human rights -- International criminal law -- Adjudication -- International law and protection of the environment -- The use of force -- International humanitarian law : war crimes -- War crime tribunals.…”

Law among nations : an introduction to public international law / by Von Glahn, Gerhard, 1911-, Taulbee, James Larry, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…The nature of international law -- Development of law among nations -- Sources of the law -- International agreements -- International legal process -- The relationship between international and municipal law -- Subjects of international law : recognition -- Rights and duties of international legal persons -- Nationality -- Principles of jurisdiction -- State responsibility -- The law of the sea -- Jurisdiction over air space and outer space -- Agents of international intercourse immunities -- The individual and international law : human rights -- International criminal law -- Adjudication -- International law and protection of the environment -- The use of force -- International humanitarian law : war crimes -- War crime tribunals.…”

Cultural Heritage and Mass Atrocities /

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Cultural Heritage and Mass Atrocities /

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Law without nations

Table of Contents: “…: the ongoing Jewish discussion / Suzanne Last Stone -- Western imperialism and Islamic law / Margaret Kohn -- Ethnic cleansing, genocides and gross violations of human rights : the state versus humanitarian law / Elazar Barkan -- Geertz's challenge : robust cultural pluralism in a liberal multinational empire / Richard A. …”
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Guardians of power the myth of the liberal media / by Edwards, David, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…The mass media : neutral, honest, psychopathic -- Iraq : the sanctions of mass destruction -- Iraq disarmed : burying the 1991-98 weapons inspections -- Iraq : gunning for war and burying the dead -- Afghanistan : let them eat grass -- Kosovo : real bombs, fictional genocide -- East Timor : the practical limits of crusading humanitarianism -- Haiti : the hidden logic of exploitation -- Idolatry ink : Reagan, the 'cheerful conservative' and 'Chubby Bubba' Clinton -- Climate change : the ultimate media betrayal -- Disciplined media : professional conformity to power -- Towards a compassionate media -- Full human dissent.…”
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Law without nations

Table of Contents: “…: the ongoing Jewish discussion / Suzanne Last Stone -- Western imperialism and Islamic law / Margaret Kohn -- Ethnic cleansing, genocides and gross violations of human rights : the state versus humanitarian law / Elazar Barkan -- Geertz's challenge : robust cultural pluralism in a liberal multinational empire / Richard A. …”
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Guardians of power the myth of the liberal media / by Edwards, David, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…The mass media : neutral, honest, psychopathic -- Iraq : the sanctions of mass destruction -- Iraq disarmed : burying the 1991-98 weapons inspections -- Iraq : gunning for war and burying the dead -- Afghanistan : let them eat grass -- Kosovo : real bombs, fictional genocide -- East Timor : the practical limits of crusading humanitarianism -- Haiti : the hidden logic of exploitation -- Idolatry ink : Reagan, the 'cheerful conservative' and 'Chubby Bubba' Clinton -- Climate change : the ultimate media betrayal -- Disciplined media : professional conformity to power -- Towards a compassionate media -- Full human dissent.…”
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The responsibility to protect ending mass atrocity crimes once and for all / by Evans, Gareth J., 1944-

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Pioneer Jewish Texans by Ornish, Natalie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to a people -- The adventurers : conquistadors and the search for freedom -- The soldiers : Jews in the battles for Texas independence -- The colonizers : opening Texas's lands west -- The statesmen : constructing a republic and a nation -- The ranchers : giants of Texas's great cattle herds -- The financiers : new frontiers in banking -- The wildcatters : from pipes to oil leases -- The humanitarian : Galveston and the gateway immigration movement -- The great merchants : some called them princes -- The significant merchants : laying the economic foundation for Texas's future -- The educators : the Paul Reveres of education -- The artists : vanguards in the arts -- The doctors and other healers : from the Alamo to the Nobel Prize -- The lawyers : justice for all.…”
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The responsibility to protect ending mass atrocity crimes once and for all / by Evans, Gareth J., 1944-

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Pioneer Jewish Texans by Ornish, Natalie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to a people -- The adventurers : conquistadors and the search for freedom -- The soldiers : Jews in the battles for Texas independence -- The colonizers : opening Texas's lands west -- The statesmen : constructing a republic and a nation -- The ranchers : giants of Texas's great cattle herds -- The financiers : new frontiers in banking -- The wildcatters : from pipes to oil leases -- The humanitarian : Galveston and the gateway immigration movement -- The great merchants : some called them princes -- The significant merchants : laying the economic foundation for Texas's future -- The educators : the Paul Reveres of education -- The artists : vanguards in the arts -- The doctors and other healers : from the Alamo to the Nobel Prize -- The lawyers : justice for all.…”
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Missions and empire

Table of Contents: “…Gould -- An overview, 1700-1914 / Andrew Porter -- Humanitarians and white settlers in the nineteenth century / Alan Lester -- Where the missionary frontier ran ahead of empire / John Barker -- Christian missions and the Raj / Robert Eric Frykenberg -- New Christians as evangelists / Peggy Brock -- 'Trained to tell the truth': missionaries, converts, and narration / Gareth Griffiths -- Women and cultural exchanges / Patricia Grimshaw and Peter Sherlock -- Language / Paul Landau -- New religious movements / Rober Edgar -- Anthropology / Patrick Harries -- Education and medicine / Norman Etherington -- Decolonization / David Maxwell.…”
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Environmental protection and human rights by Anton, Donald K.

Table of Contents: “…Indigenous peoples, rights and the environment; 9. Humanitarian crises: armed conflicts and other disasters; 10. …”
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Missions and empire

Table of Contents: “…Gould -- An overview, 1700-1914 / Andrew Porter -- Humanitarians and white settlers in the nineteenth century / Alan Lester -- Where the missionary frontier ran ahead of empire / John Barker -- Christian missions and the Raj / Robert Eric Frykenberg -- New Christians as evangelists / Peggy Brock -- 'Trained to tell the truth': missionaries, converts, and narration / Gareth Griffiths -- Women and cultural exchanges / Patricia Grimshaw and Peter Sherlock -- Language / Paul Landau -- New religious movements / Rober Edgar -- Anthropology / Patrick Harries -- Education and medicine / Norman Etherington -- Decolonization / David Maxwell.…”
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