Boyd van Dijk has done an invaluable job. He presents in detail the diverse controversies and opposing opinions amongst different states, whether in or outside the Western, Eastern, or 'Third World' blocs, that arose during the discussion and writing of the fourth Convention and rewriting the first, second and third. In doing so he made his book a priceless contribution to the history of humanitarianism, the laws of warfare, the Red Cross, and international relations.
Boyd van Dijk is an Oxford Martin Fellow at the University of Oxford. He was previously a McKenzie Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia and has also taught at the London School of Economics, King's College London, Queen Mary, and the University of Amsterdam.