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Reflections on Spain's Contribution to the Application of Humanitarian Law in War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Eduardo de No Louis*
Affiliation:
Doctor of Laws, Head of Military Law Section of the Institute Francisco de Vitoria.

Extract

Like all other European countries with a historic and cultural tradition, Spain contributed to the birth and evolution of humanitarian law as applied to war. Its contribution, like that of every country, had certain special aspects striking a characteristic note in the composition as a whole and anticipating what were later to become generally applicable provisions.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1967

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