Public international law: humanitarian law

This book explores the relationship between the development of UN peacekeeping and the protection of civilians under international law.

Expert scholars and practitioners shed light on the laws of humanitarian action and make sense of the various elements involved.

The new edition of the highly influential Tallinn Manual, which outlines public international law as it applies to cyber operations.

From human trafficking to the smuggling of small arms to the looting of antiquities, illicit trade poses significant threats to international order.

Russia's annexation of Crimea and involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine has in many respects set back post-Cold War improved relations between Russia, the United States, and Europe.

'Anyone interested in the future of autocracy should buy it' Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Demoracy**Shortlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Literature**A devastating account of China's genocide of the Uyghurs, by a leading Uyghur activist and Time #100 nomineeNury Turkel was born in a 're-education' camp in China at the height of the Cultural Revolution.

Uses the tools of political, legal, moral and historical analysis to describe a ''just return'' process for repatriating refugees.

This book analyzes civil wars over the past twenty years and examines what motivates some rebel groups to abide by international law.

Addresses the position of minorities in democratic societies, with a particular focus on minority rights.

This timely volume seeks to examine two of the most pertinent current challenges faced by asylum seekers in gaining access to international refugee protection: first, the obstacles to physical access to territory and, second, the barriers to accessing a quality asylum procedure which the editors have termed 'access to justice'.

Three experts address reparation for victims of armed conflict, drawing on international law practice, human rights courts, and domestic law.

This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of counter-terrorist policy: is it ever justifiable to torture terrorists in order to save the lives of others, the so-called 'ticking bomb' scenario?

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the use of peace agreements from a legal perspective.

Drawing on international, state and private sector case studies and a global survey, this book examines local engagement in disaster relief.

An international legal analysis of the UN Security Council''s agenda on Women, Peace and Security (WPS).

This book reviews the war on terror since 9/11 from a human rights perspective.

This book analyses the collective security system as it now stands, focusing on strategic and normative frameworks.

This book reframes the historical, legal and moral discourse on the question of whether torture can be justified in exceptional circumstances.

Highlights emerging trends and concerns regarding armed violence and small arms proliferation as well as related policies and programming.

This volume compiles lessons learned by field researchers, many of whom have faced demanding situations characterized by violence, distrust and social fragmentation.

The recent spate of threats to cultural heritage, including in Iraq, Mali, Nepal, Syria, and Yemen, has led to increased focus on the sources of international cultural heritage law.

Unpacks key assumptions about the ''environment'', its relationship with violent conflict, and the justification for its protection underlying international law.

This books asks, can the UN violate human rights, and if so, how can it be held accountable?

This book describes how international law regulates the problems that arise where economic activity meets violent conflict.

Modern corporations are key participants in the new globalized economy.

This edited book examines the role of interpreting in conflict situations, bringing together studies from different international and intercultural contexts, with contributions from military personnel, humanitarian interpreters and activists as well as academics.

A fresh look at two centuries of humanitarian history through a moral economy approach focusing on appeals, allocation, and accounting.

This third edition of Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings.

Human security provides one of the most important protections; a person-centred axis of freedom from fear, from want and to live with dignity.

Although the relationship between international human rights law and the law of armed conflict has been the subject of significant recent academic discussion, there remains a lack of comprehensive guidance in identifying the law applicable to specific situations faced by military forces.

This book analyses the UN's Agenda 2030 and reveals that progress is lagging on all five interlocking and interdependent themes that are discussed: conflict prevention, development, peace, justice and human rights.

Explores the normative foundation of international humanitarian law by developing and defending a new theory of military necessity.

Raises the novel legal question of animals during warfare, highlighting deficiencies in current practice and suggesting new readings and reforms.

The question of the legality of humanitarian intervention is, at first blush, a simple one.

This Handbook is provides a broad range of essential information about past experiences with massive reparations programs as well as normative guidance for future practice.

This book examines the processes through which the resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly acquire legal significance through state practice.

This book develops ''Collective Equality'' as a new theoretical basis for the law of peace and for transitional justice.

A new perspective on the history of transitional justice and why the discourse prioritises particular responses to human rights violations.

The book explores the effects of armed conflict and international humanitarian law on the interpretation and application of investment treaties.

This book examines the history of refugees in order to explore their place in international politics.

In The Responsibility to Protect: The Promise of Stopping Mass Atrocities in Our Time, Jared Genser and Irwin Cotler provide a comprehensive overview on how this contemporary principle of international law has developed and analyze how best to apply it to current and future humanitarian crises.

A study, from Hobbes to the UN, of attempts to ground authority on the capacity to guarantee protection.

This is the third volume of a projected five-volume series charting the causes of war from 3000 BCE to the present day, written by a leading international lawyer, and using as its principal materials the documentary history of international law, largely in the form of treaties and the negotiations which led up to them.

There are currently over 100 stateless nations pressing for greater self-determination around the globe.

Public international law has embarked on a new chapter.

The book explores the effects of armed conflict and international humanitarian law on the interpretation and application of investment treaties.

Although appearing to be a relatively benign method of warfare when viewed from a distance, a close examination of maritime blockade unveils a sinister character that can, in cases where countries are highly reliant on imports of foodstuffs to feed their populations, prove incredibly deadly, particularly for the young and elderly.