The Swing of the Pendulum. A hundred years in the development of humanitarian law—1874–1973
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12852618 |
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| Authors | Jean Pictet (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 168 |
| Pages | 111-122 |
| Publication date | 1975-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of the Red Cross (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1607-5889 • E-ISSN: 1816-3831 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020860400065864 |
| OpenAlex | W2041967214 |
| Language | EN |
The concept that man must be protected against the ills of war is not a recent one. It may be likened to a clear spring gushing out from time immemorial, increasing gradually in volume as it surges forth until its swollen waters are borne down upon us today. The sum of efforts that idea has aroused has grown, parallel to the rise of civilization with which it is indissolubly linked
Civilization · Law and economics · Pendulum · Physics · Political science · Sociology · Spring (device · Swing · Volume (thermodynamics · Engineering · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · History · Law · Mechanical Engineering
| Highly cited | No |
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