Routledge, 2011. — 353 p. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long been intertwined with, and has had a profound influence on, the principles of modern international law. Placing a rights-based approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the centre of discussions over its peaceful resolution, this book provides detailed consideration of international law and its...
The Judge Advocate General's School. Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1945. Pages 290 Contens Typaes of military occupation Definition of Military Government Application of Section III of Hague Regulations Occupation of Reutral Territory in Course of War Occupatfon of Neutral in Course of War by Agreement Occupation Under Armistice agreement French-German Armistice Agreement of 1940...
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008. - 609. - ISBN: 978-90-04-16317-1 Th e relationship between human rights law (HRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL), also called the law of war, did not draw much attention until the late 1960s. In contrast, nowadays, the way these two bodies of law interact is the focus of many scholarly writings and activities. Yet, the debate remains...
Oxford University Press, 2016. — 465 p. — ISBN 978–0–19–872850–4. In recent decades, the treaties relating to weaponry have become increasingly complex. When the use of poison was first forbidden, even a layperson with no pretence of access to the arcana of toxic substances could easily get the drift. But when it comes to blinding lasers or fragments which in the human body...
Cambridge University Press, 2013. — 758 p. — ISBN: 978-1-107-03240-8. A growing number of states use private military and security companies (PMSCs) for a variety of tasks, which were traditionally fulfilled by soldiers. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the law that applies to PMSCs active in situations of armed conflict, focusing on international humanitarian...
Edward Elgar, 2013. — 206 p. — ISBN: 978-1-78100-272-8 (cased) This book has two main aims. The first is to provide a clear and concise explanation of some of the central principles of international humanitarian law (also known as the law of armed conflict). The second is to bring additional clarity to the understanding of those principles by situating them in a broader...
Cambridge University Press, 2010. — 237 p. — ISBN: 978-0-521-76048-5. The objective of this study is twofold. First, it seeks to highlight misconceptions surrounding the concept of non-international armed conflict in international humanitarian law. Second, it advances an argument refining interpretation of the lower threshold of non- international armed conflict. Although the...
Springer, 2015, 380 p. Transitional justice has become a buzzword in recent times and seen many publications including books and book series published on the origins, aims and types of the vast range of transitional justice processes and mechanisms associated with societies’ attempts to come to terms with a legacy of large-scale past abuses. There is no doubt that the field of...
Cambridge University Press, 2014. — 362 p. — (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law). International courts and judicial bodies play a formative role in the development of international humanitarian law. Judges, Law and War examines how judicial bodies have influenced the substantive rules and principles of the law of armed conflict, and studies the creation,...
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008. — 341 p. — ISBN: 978-90-04-17016-2. The authors of this volume have been inspired by the scholar to which this "Liber Amicorum" is dedicated - Professor Ove Bring - to look into both the past and the future of international law. Like Ove Bring, they have dealt with many aspects of the law governing the use of force, from arms control to human...
2009. - 95 p. The Text presented in this Manual is taken from Handbook of International Humanitarian Law in which commentaries to these rules are published by international experts.1 The present version may facilitate the use of the Handbook by showing all ‘black letter’ rules in context. It might also support national and multinational activities to educate and train armed...
Cambridge University Press, 2008. — 337 p. In Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor and Eastern Slavonia, the international community took the extraordinary step of assuming powers of a national government. With the backing of the UN Security Council, the international administrators passed laws, engaged in law enforcement and even signed agreements on behalf of the territories. Most...
T.M.C. Asser Press, 2020. — 285 p. — ISBN: 978-9-462653-42-9. The main theme of this volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law is weapons law. In several chapters, how International Humanitarian Law (IHL) copes with old and new weapons as well as political developments in regard to military technology is discussed, while in two chapters the significance of non-...
Yale University Press, 1994. — 312 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-300-07062-0. This book explores not only the formal constraints on the conduct of war throughout Western history but also the unwritten conventions about what is permissible in the course of military operations. Ranging from classical antiquity to the present, eminent historians discuss the legal and cultural regulation of...
Article-by-article commentary by the outstanding scholar. Geneva, International Committee of the Red Cross, 1952 - 477 p. Includes foreword and introduction by the ICRC. Relevant documents and bibliography are attached.
Article-by-article commentary by the outstanding scholar. Geneva, International Committee of the Red Cross, 1952 - 327 p. Includes foreword and introduction by the ICRC. Relevant documents and bibliography are attached.
Article-by-article commentary by the outstanding scholar. Geneva, International Committee of the Red Cross, 1952 - 795 p. Includes foreword and introduction by the ICRC. Relevant documents and bibliography are attached.
Article-by-article commentary by the outstanding scholar. Geneva, International Committee of the Red Cross, 1952 - 688 p. Includes foreword and introduction by the ICRC. Relevant documents and bibliography are attached.
2001. - 224 p. The main currents: The Hague, Geneva, New York The law before the Protocols of 1977 The protocols of 1977 Post--1977 developments: Substantive law Post-1977 developments: implementation and enforcement Select bibliography Table of articles
T.M.C. Asser Press, 2009. — 760 p. The world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws of armed conflict, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this highly topical branch of international law. The Yearbook also includes a selection of documents from the...
Hart Publishing, 2008. - 373 p. - ISBN: 978-1-84113-799-5 This book provides a modern and basic introduction to a branch of international law constantly gaining in importance in international life, namely international humanitarian law (the law of armed conflict). It is constructed in a way suitable for self-study. The subject-matters are discussed in self-contained chapters,...
Springer, 2018. — 289 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-78788-6 ; ISBN: 978-3-319-78789-3. Cultural heritage is part of the identities of individuals, groups, and communities and not indifferent to states and international organizations. It is also the object of numerous norms and institutions in contemporary public international law. In armed conflicts, cultural heritage may be damaged...
The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2002. — 518 p. — ISBN: 0-271-02145-4. This book began many years ago as an inquiry into the legal issues surrounding humanitarian intervention — which I define as the use of military force to protect the victims of human rights violations. As I delved into the matter, however, I found that the legal problems of humanitarian intervention...
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. — 504 p. — ISBN10: 0-511-21603-3 Specialists from every European country analyze peace treaty practice from the late fifteenth century to the 1919 Peace of Versailles in this collection. Emphasizing the doctrinal debate about peace treaties and the influence of older, Roman and medieval, concepts on modern practices, the book recalls...
Oxford University Press, 2015. — 305 p. — ISBN 978–0–19–871639–6. Rule of Law in War places international law at the centre of the transformation of United States counterinsurgency (COIN) that occurred during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It claims international law matters more than is often assumed and more than we have previously been able to claim, contradicting existing...
CICR, 2018. — 400 p. Droit international humanitaire : introduction détaillée est un manuel destiné à encourager et à renforcer la connaissance du DIH parmi les universitaires, les porteurs d’armes et les professionnels de l’action humanitaire et des médias. Il présente les enjeux actuels liés au DIH de manière accessible, pratique et complète, et reflète généralement la...
Geneva, Switzerland: International Committee of the Red Cross, 2016. — 360 p. ISBN 978-2-940396-46-7. Introductory textbook for academics, weapon-bearers, humanitarian and media professionals. It presents contemporary issues related to international humanitarian law (IHL) in an accessible, practical and comprehensive manner, and in line with the International Committee of the...
Cambridge University Press, 2004. — 329 p. Laws regulating armed conflict have existed for centuries, but the bulk of these provisions have been concerned with wars between States. Relatively little attention has been paid to the enormously important area of internal armed conflict. At a time when international armed conflicts are vastly outnumbered by domestic disputes, this...
Cambridge University Press, 2005. — 456 p. — ISBN: 978-0-511-12622-2. War as law enforcement ( to 1600 ) Ares and Athena Hallmarks of war War as an instrument of justice Loving enemies and hating sin Islamic perspectives Christian soldiers The contours of just-war outlook Outside the cloister New forces stirring (1600-1815 ) War in due form Breaking new ground Perfect war...
Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 426 p. Charting in detail the evolution of the international rules on the protection of historic and artistic sites and objects from destruction and plunder in war, this book analyses in depth their many often-overlapping provisions. It serves as a comprehensive and balanced guide to a subject of increasing public profile, which will be of...
Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 258 p. During the 1990s, humanitarian intervention seemed to promise a world in which democracy, self-determination and human rights would be privileged over national interests or imperial ambitions. Orford provides critical readings of the narratives that accompanied such interventions and shaped legal justifications for the use of force by...
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. — 675 p. — ISBN: 3642248578, 9783642248573. Existing international law is capable to govern the “war on terror” also in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. The standards generally applicable to targeted killings are those of human rights law. Force may be used in order to address immediate threats, preventive killings are permitted under...
Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. — 716 p. — ISBN: 978-1-786438-54-2. International humanitarian law (IHL) protects persons and property affected by armed conflicts. Focusing on the controversies that impact IHL in practice, this much-anticipated book from leading expert Marco Sassòli discusses when IHL applies, its substantive rules, how to ensure its respect and whether the...
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2004. — 1493 p. The long-awaited fourth edition of this classic collection reproduces the texts of conventions, draft conventions and resolutions on the law of armed conflicts which have been adopted since the codification movement started in the nineteenth century. Since the first edition appeared in 1973, and subsequent revised and completed...
T.M.C. Asser Press, 2011. — 770 p. The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law is the world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws governing armed conflict. It provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this crucial branch of international law. Distinguished by contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of...
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and vsp., 2007. — 629 p. The International Humanitarian Law Series is a series of monographs and edited volumes which aims to promote scholarly analysis and discussion of both the theory and practice of the international legal regulation of armed conflict. The series explores substantive issues of International Humanitarian Law including, protection...
Cambridge University Press, 2010. — 693 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-521-87088-7. This is a textbook for law students and upper-division undergraduates. A military background is not required. The text takes the interested reader from the essentials of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) to an awareness of some finer points of battlefield law. The text refers to hundreds of cases, including...
Oxford University Press, 2004. — 245 p. Should states use military force for humanitarian purposes? Well known scholars and professionals come together in this book to provide practical and theoretical answers to this burning question. Case studies include Somalia, Rwanda, the Balkans, and East Timor, as well as the recent U.S. intervention in Afghanistan.
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