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To Serve and to Protect: Human Rights and Humanitarian Law for Police and Security Forces
Author(s) Cees de Rover
Publisher International Committee of the Red Cross
Place of Publication Geneva
Year of Publication 1998
ISBN/ISSN 2-88145-093-8
Language(s) English
Keywords handbook, armed forces, government officials, law enforcement officials, appropriate use of force, child soldiers, crimes against humanity, extra-judicial killings, human rights monitoring, inhuman or degrading treatment, international humanitarian law, pre-trial detention, prison conditions, prisoners' rights, refugees, right to a fair trial, torture, war crimes, women's human rights, UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms, UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, United Nations Prison Rules, International Committee of the Red Cross/Crescent (ICRC)
Description This very comprehensive manual describes the rules of human rights and humanitarian law relevant to professional law enforcement practice in situations ranging from peace to international armed conflict. It is a useful reference work that aims to prepare instructors for theoretical training and help them devise new techniques for including these rules in their programmes. Members of the armed forces and the judiciary, students interested in law enforcement and practitioners of human rights and international humanitarian law will find this work of interest.
URL(s) http://www.hrea.org/wv/resources/ICRC-serve-and-pr
otect-98.pdf
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