TY - BOOK AU - Moore,Jennifer TI - Humanitarian law in action within Africa SN - 9780190260064 AV - KZ6471 .M66 2012 U1 - 341.67 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Oxford University Press KW - Humanitarian law KW - Africa N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This volume examines the role and application of humanitarian law by focusing on African countries that are emerging from civil wars. It offers an overview of international law, including its essential vocabulary, and describes four particular subfields of international law: international humanitarian law, international human rights law, international criminal law, and international refugee law. After setting forth this overview, the book considers practical mechanisms to implement international humanitarian law, focusing specifically on the experiences of Uganda, Sierra Leone, and Burundi UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199856961.001.0001 ER -