The Scourging of Iraq

The Scourging of Iraq
Author: Geoff Simons
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 323
Release: 1996-09-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349249211

The Scourging of Iraq describes the impact of the 1991 Gulf War and subsequent economic sanctions on the Iraqi people. Evidence is presented to show that food and medicine are being denied to the civilian population, and that this involves a gross violation of the 1977 Protocol 1 addition to the 1949 Geneva Convention, which includes the words: 'Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited'. Sanctions are considered in a historical, political and legal context, with particular attention to how the economic blockade may be seen as a criminal violation of UN resolutions and the UN Genocide Convention.

International Health Regulations (2005)

International Health Regulations (2005)
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2008-12-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9241580410

In response to the call of the 48th World Health Assembly for a substantial revision of the International Health Regulations, this new edition of the Regulations will enter into force on June 15, 2007. The purpose and scope of the Regulations are "to prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease in ways that are commensurate with and restricted to public health risks, and which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade." The Regulations also cover certificates applicable to international travel and transport, and requirements for international ports, airports and ground crossings.

Iraq

Iraq
Author: Brian Owsley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 20
Release: 1995
Genre: Capital punishment
ISBN:

Sexual Health, Human Rights and the Law

Sexual Health, Human Rights and the Law
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2015-06-17
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9789241564984

This report demonstrates the relationship between sexual health, human rights and the law. Drawing from a review of public health evidence and extensive research into human rights law at international, regional and national levels, the report shows how states in different parts of the world can and do support sexual health through legal and other mechanisms that are consistent with human rights standards and their own human rights obligations.