Less-lethal weapons under international law : a three dimensional perspective. (Record no. 11006)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220807124247.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781108840941 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 344.052 3 HOF |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Hoffberger-Pippan, Elisabeth, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Less-lethal weapons under international law : a three dimensional perspective. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | United Kingdom : |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 234 p. ; |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Hitherto international law has almost exclusively concerned itself with lethal and highly destructive weapons. Rockets, missiles, and bombs are just a few of many other examples of technology leaving behind trails of unfathomable destruction. So far, less-lethal weapons, such as tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons, and the highly contested Taser have literally slipped under the radar. Indeed, authors have dealt with less-lethal weapons primarily between 2000 and 2009 but the legal discussion has almost entirely grinded to a halt. The frequent occurrence of protests over the past few years reaching from Hong Kong to Paris and Venezuela, which were often defeated with brute violence and the excessive use of inter alia tear gas, has again sparked the discussion of how international law responds to the use of less-lethal weapons. Aware of the fact that more action was needed, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued the "Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement"1 in 2019 in order to better address legal aspects of less-lethal weapons in policing scenarios. It is the first UN document solely addressing this category of weapons aiming to fill the regulatory gaps that have existed thus far. This development clearly shows that the international community is anything but ignorant toward the fact that so far legal (human rights) documents have primarily addressed lethal technology"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Nonlethal weapons |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Firearms |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Law Reference Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type | Public Note |
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| CMR University - School of Legal Studies | CMR University - School of Legal Studies | 07/08/2022 | 8500.00 | 344.052 3 HOF | LB11705 | Law Reference Book | International Law | ||
| CMR University - School of Legal Studies | CMR University - School of Legal Studies | 07/08/2022 | 8500.00 | 344.052 3 HOF | LB11706 | Law Issue Books | International Law |