Implementing Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts: The Case of FinlandLauri Hannikainen, Raijka Hanski, Allan Rosas This book deals with the application and implementation of international humanitarian law applied to armed conflicts, as seen from the viewpoint of one particular country: Finland. It provides interesting, new information on the application of humanitarian law in the Finnish civil war (1918) and its aftermath (including Finnish interventions in Eastern Karelia) and in Finland's wars with the Soviet Union (1939-1940) and Germany (1944-1945). The application, implementation and dissemination of humanitarian law in peacetime are also analysed, including the implementation of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols of 1977, as well as the role of humanitarian law in Finnish peacekeeeping operations. The book addresses crucial issues concerning the place and role of humanitarian norms and principles in times of armed conflict as well as peace. It will be invaluable to international lawyers, the Red Cross movement, military practitioners and historians. |
Contents
Eastern Karelia | 32 |
The Second World | 41 |
3 | 54 |
87 | 67 |
5 | 83 |
4 | 102 |
The Status of Humanitarian Law Conventions | 109 |
Dissemination of International Humanitarian | 146 |
Table of Treaties | 160 |
Contributors | 174 |
Common terms and phrases
applicable armed conflicts armed forces belligerents bombing captured Castrén CCPR civil defence Concluded Continuation Continuation War corporal punishment Court crimes customary law Declaration disciplinary dissemination domestic law Eastern Karelia emblems enemy Entered into force Estonian European Convention Finnish Army Finnish civil Finnish civil war Finnish Government Finnish law Finnish military authorities Finnish Penal Code Finnish prisoners Finnish Red Cross food rations Geneva Conventions German Hague Convention Hague Regulations Helsinki High Command human rights ibid ICRC international humanitarian law international law Laine Lapland Lapland War law of war means of warfare medical personnel obligations Paavolainen Parliament parties peace treaty peace-keeping forces population principles prisoners of war prohibition protection provisions ratified regarded repatriated Rosas Rosén rules Russian Scheinin Schindler & Toman Second World Seppälä soldiers Soviet prisoners Soviet Russia Soviet Union stipulated Suomen territory tion treatment of prisoners troops United Nations Upton weapons White terror Winter Winter War