Rubenstein Perilous Medicine

The Struggle to Protect Health Care from the Violence of War
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-231-54982-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Leonard Rubenstein—a human rights lawyer who has investigated atrocities around the world—offers a gripping and powerful account of the dangers health workers face during conflict and the legal, political, and moral struggle to protect them. He shares the stories of people who have been attacked while seeking to serve patients.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rubenstein, Leonard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Völkermord, Ethnische Säuberung, Kriegsverbrechen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Genozid und ethnische Säuberung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: When the Hospital Is a Battlefield
1. Protection of Health Care in War: A Brief History
2. Denying Care to Enemies
3. Counterterrorism: The Devouring Monster
4. Health Care as a Strategic Target: Syria
5. Recklessness: The Saudi Assault on Yemen
6. Obstruction: The Israel–Palestine Conflict
7. Armed Groups: Threats and Violence by Nonstate Actors
8. Challenges in Making Norms Matter
Conclusion: Toward Humanity and Dignity
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Leonard Rubenstein is professor and director of the Program on Human Rights and Health in Conflict at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was previously president of Physicians for Human Rights and is a recognized global expert on violence against health care.