IRRC No. 867

"In truth the leitmotiv": the prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment in international humanitarian law

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"In truth the leitmotiv": the prohibition of torture and other forms of ill-treatment in international humanitarian law author: Cordula Droege

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