Description

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This book is aimed at all those who are involved in promoting, protecting, and enforcing the rights of not only the members of the armed forces, but also the other forces engaged in the security of the country.

About the Author

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Wing Commander (Dr) U C Jha, has extensive field and academic experience in military law, international humanitarian law and human rights laws. He holds a Ph D degree in Law and Governance from Jawaharlal Nehru University. His recent publications include: Child Soldiers: Practice, Law and Remedies (2018); Military Weapons and Environment (2018); The Law of Armed Conflict: An Introduction, with Dr K Ratnabali (2017); Indian Military--Domestic Deployment: Armed Forces Special Powers Act and Human Rights (2017); A Handbook of Military Law: Reference Manual (2016); Killer Robots--Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Legal, Ethical and Moral Challenges (2016); Drone Wars: Ethical, Legal and Strategic Implications (2014); and Armed Conflict and Environmental Damage (2014).Dr Sanghamitra Choudhury is an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Peace Studies, Sikkim Central University. She is an Alumni from the Hague Academy of International Law, The Netherlands and a post doctorate from the University of Oxford, UK. Her areas of interests are Gender and Peace, Human Security, Humanitarian and Human Rights Law. Dr Sanghamitra has completed her Ph D from the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.