Public international law: humanitarian law

The post-World War Two period has witnessed numerous armed conflicts characterized by extensive violations of relevant obligatory international norms.

The post-World War Two period has witnessed numerous armed conflicts characterized by extensive violations of relevant obligatory international norms.

This book offers an examination of the effectiveness of Western military interventions in the post-Cold War era.

This book offers an examination of the effectiveness of Western military interventions in the post-Cold War era.

This exceptional volume examines international security issues by way of case studies of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

This exceptional volume examines international security issues by way of case studies of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

This study examines the traditional theory of just war in the light of modern principles of international law relating to the prohibition on the use of force repeatedly stressed by UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) resolutions and accepted by the ICJ (International Court of Justice).

This study examines the traditional theory of just war in the light of modern principles of international law relating to the prohibition on the use of force repeatedly stressed by UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) resolutions and accepted by the ICJ (International Court of Justice).

Just War Theory is the governing moral doctrine for all of the major democratic militaries and indeed beyond.

Just War Theory is the governing moral doctrine for all of the major democratic militaries and indeed beyond.

Humanitarian intervention is a many layered and complex concept.

Humanitarian intervention is a many layered and complex concept.

In the last decade, there has been a turn to history in international humanitarian law and its accompanying fields.

In the last decade, there has been a turn to history in international humanitarian law and its accompanying fields.

Disarmament is integral to the safeguarding and promotion of security, development, and human rights.

Disarmament is integral to the safeguarding and promotion of security, development, and human rights.

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"e;Timely and significant.

War must be regarded as an institution which has evolved over time.

With particular emphasis on Norway, the papers in this volume discuss the significance of the Antarctic treaty system as it pertains to world politics.

The notion of the First World War as 'the great seminal catastrophe' (Urkatastrophe) of the twentieth century is now firmly established in historiography.

The notion of the First World War as 'the great seminal catastrophe' (Urkatastrophe) of the twentieth century is now firmly established in historiography.

This book provides a key reference on the role of the Commonwealth and its member states in relation to international humanitarian law (IHL).

This book provides a key reference on the role of the Commonwealth and its member states in relation to international humanitarian law (IHL).

Situations of serious or massive violations of human rights are no longer purely of domestic concern, and sovereignty can no longer be an absolute shield for repressive governments in such circumstances.

Situations of serious or massive violations of human rights are no longer purely of domestic concern, and sovereignty can no longer be an absolute shield for repressive governments in such circumstances.

This book explores whether the new capabilities made possible by precision-strike technologies are reshaping approaches to international intervention.

This book explores whether the new capabilities made possible by precision-strike technologies are reshaping approaches to international intervention.

The Routledge Handbook of Military Ethics is a comprehensive reference work that addresses concerns held in common by the military services of many nations.

The Routledge Handbook of Military Ethics is a comprehensive reference work that addresses concerns held in common by the military services of many nations.

This book delves into the complexities of genocide as a legal concept, offering a fresh perspective by exploring the rights of groups to exist under international criminal law.

International criminal adjudication, together with the prosecution and appropriate punishment of offenders at a national level, remains the most effective means of enforcing International Humanitarian Law.

International criminal adjudication, together with the prosecution and appropriate punishment of offenders at a national level, remains the most effective means of enforcing International Humanitarian Law.

The concept that certain objects and persons may be legitimately attacked during armed conflicts has been well recognised and developed through the history of warfare.

The concept that certain objects and persons may be legitimately attacked during armed conflicts has been well recognised and developed through the history of warfare.

This book discusses the manner in which Britain's wars, which took place between 2000 and 2015, have interacted with the relevant principles of international law and English law for the purpose, primarily, of considering legal accountability.

This book discusses the manner in which Britain's wars, which took place between 2000 and 2015, have interacted with the relevant principles of international law and English law for the purpose, primarily, of considering legal accountability.

This book critically analyzes the Palestinian legal arguments against Israeli occupation and in favor of Palestinian statehood.

This book explores the moral complexity of statecraft in the context of decision-making on armed intervention in the post-Cold War era.

This book explores the moral complexity of statecraft in the context of decision-making on armed intervention in the post-Cold War era.

Many of the combatants in the European wars of the late middle ages fought for their own gain, but they observed a code of regulations, part chivalrous and part commercial which they called the 'law of arms'.

Many of the combatants in the European wars of the late middle ages fought for their own gain, but they observed a code of regulations, part chivalrous and part commercial which they called the 'law of arms'.

Preventive detention as a counter-terrorism tool is fraught with conceptual and procedural problems and risks of misuse, excess and abuse.

Preventive detention as a counter-terrorism tool is fraught with conceptual and procedural problems and risks of misuse, excess and abuse.

In recent years questions of ethical responsibility and justice in war have become increasingly significant in international relations.

In recent years questions of ethical responsibility and justice in war have become increasingly significant in international relations.

In this follow-up to Law and the Beautiful Soul, Alan Norrie addresses the split between legal and ethical judgment.

In this follow-up to Law and the Beautiful Soul, Alan Norrie addresses the split between legal and ethical judgment.

As the Spanish were preparing to leave colonized Western Sahara in 1975, Morocco invaded, sparking a war with the Western Saharan Polisario Front.

As the Spanish were preparing to leave colonized Western Sahara in 1975, Morocco invaded, sparking a war with the Western Saharan Polisario Front.