Humanitarian law: the controversial historical construction of a universal moral
Humanitarian law was conceived by legal and moral normativism founded on universal principles. Despite its undeniable universal moral content, its formulations and application methods are however the result of historical conflicts. This article aims to analyze how the universality of humanitarian la...
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Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Janus.net |
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| Online Access: | http://observare.ual.pt/janus.net/en/previous-issues/50-english-en/vol-3,-n-º1-spring-2012/articles/161-humanitarian-law-the-controversial-historical-construction-of-a-universal-moral |