Do the Geneva Conventions Matter?

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Matthew Evangelista (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Cornell University) Nina Tannenwald (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Brown University)

Do the Geneva Conventions Matter?

Matthew Evangelista (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Cornell University), Nina Tannenwald (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Brown University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
09 November 2017

Human rights; Terrorism, armed struggle; Treaties & other sources of international law; International humanitarian law

"The Geneva Conventions are the best-known and longest-established laws governing warfare, but what difference do they make to how states engage in armed conflict?

Since the start of the ""War on Terror"" with 9/11, these protocols have increasingly been incorporated into public discussion. We have entered an era where contemporary wars often involve terrorism and guerrilla tactics, but how have the rules that were designed for more conventional forms of interstate violence adjusted? Do the Geneva Conventions Matter? provides a rich, comparative analysis of the laws that govern warfare and a more specific investigation relating to state practice. Matthew Evangelista and Nina Tannenwald convey the extent and conditions that symbolic or ""ritual"" compliance translates into actual compliance on the battlefield by looking at important studies across history. To name a few, they navigate through the Algerian War for independence from France in the 1950s and 1960s; the US wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan; Iranian and Israeli approaches to the laws of war; and the legal obligations of private security firms and peacekeeping forces.

Thoroughly researched, this work adds to the law and society literature in sociology, the constructivist literature in international relations, and legal scholarship on ""internalization."" Do the Geneva Conventions Matter? gives insight into how the Geneva regime has constrained guerrilla warfare and terrorism and the factors that affect protect human rights in wartime."

Edited by: Matthew Evangelista (Professor of Political Science Professor of Political Science Cornell University), Nina Tannenwald (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Brown University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 155mm, Width: 231mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9780199379781
ISBN 10: 0199379785
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 09 November 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthew Evangelista is President White Professor of History and Political Science and former chair of the Department of Government at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, where he teaches courses in international and comparative politics. His current research interests include international humanitarian law, separatist movements, and gender and conflict. Nina Tannenwald is a faculty fellow at the Watson Institute and Director of the International Relations Program. She is also a senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science.

Reviews for Do the Geneva Conventions Matter?

Fascinating and insightful essays are offered on wars in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Algeria, Chechnya, and Yugoslavia. Other essays look at Iran s ambivalence on international law, because of Sharia law and Israel s codification of international humanitarian law, and the role of non-government actors (NGOs) in advocating for the Geneva Conventions...The book is richly documented and has a good index. Recommended. - CHOICE