Public international law: humanitarian law

A comprehensive examination of the legal limits to the military commander''s assessment of military necessity during armed conflict.

Analysis of how to prevent war and reinforce UN systems by imposing accountability on individuals and states for the unlawful use of force.

This book offers a thematic and comprehensive account of international humanitarian law by juxtaposing key materials and targeted commentary.

A comprehensive examination of the legal limits to the military commander''s assessment of military necessity during armed conflict.

Analysis of how to prevent war and reinforce UN systems by imposing accountability on individuals and states for the unlawful use of force.

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

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

An article-by-article commentary on the First Geneva Convention based on the latest practice, case law, academic critique and ICRC experience.

An article-by-article commentary on the First Geneva Convention based on the latest practice, case law, academic critique and ICRC experience.

This examination of the implications and regulation of autonomous weapons systems combines contributions from law, robotics and philosophy.

This examination of the implications and regulation of autonomous weapons systems combines contributions from law, robotics and philosophy.

This book investigates the legal implications of ''gray area'' military operations in counterinsurgency, cyber warfare and the war on terror.

This book investigates the legal implications of ''gray area'' military operations in counterinsurgency, cyber warfare and the war on terror.

This accessible account of the war in Iraq argues that US military actions constituted a criminal war of aggression.

This accessible account of the war in Iraq argues that US military actions constituted a criminal war of aggression.

A comprehensive analysis of the legal challenges and practical consequences of applying international human rights law in armed conflict situations.

A comprehensive analysis of the legal challenges and practical consequences of applying international human rights law in armed conflict situations.

Drone Wars presents a diverse and comprehensive interdisciplinary perspective on drones and the current state of the field.

This book analyses the international legal framework governing terrorism and counter-terrorism and assesses the legal issues relating to post-9/11 international practice.

Drone Wars presents a diverse and comprehensive interdisciplinary perspective on drones and the current state of the field.

This book analyses the international legal framework governing terrorism and counter-terrorism and assesses the legal issues relating to post-9/11 international practice.

A dispassionate analysis of the legal implications of non-international armed conflicts at a time when their number is constantly growing.

This volume brings together experts and political actors from the United States and the USSR to assess the status of international law in the post-Cold War era with the intention of contributing ideas, judgements, and proposals tempered by experience.

This volume brings together experts and political actors from the United States and the USSR to assess the status of international law in the post-Cold War era with the intention of contributing ideas, judgements, and proposals tempered by experience.

The gender-differentiated and more severe impacts of armed conflict upon women and girls are well recognised by the international community, as demonstrated by UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and subsequent resolutions.

The gender-differentiated and more severe impacts of armed conflict upon women and girls are well recognised by the international community, as demonstrated by UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and subsequent resolutions.

This volume is a collection of articles that critically examine the efficacy, ethics, and impact of the War on Terror as it has evolved since 9/11.

This volume is a collection of articles that critically examine the efficacy, ethics, and impact of the War on Terror as it has evolved since 9/11.

The exact legacies of the two Hague Peace Conferences remain unclear.

The exact legacies of the two Hague Peace Conferences remain unclear.

Despite clear legal rules and political commitments, no significant progress has been made in nuclear disarmament for two decades.

Despite clear legal rules and political commitments, no significant progress has been made in nuclear disarmament for two decades.

Since 2001 the U.

Since 2001 the U.

Volume 26 of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law (YIHL) centres on the law, history and politics of humanitarian action in armed conflicts and beyond.

Unique contemporary restatement of the law of war at sea, with explanation providing expert commentary.

An overview of the basic features of the law of armed conflict.

An overview of the basic features of the law of armed conflict.

The definitive textbook on the law of international armed conflict.

This book assesses President Barack Obama's counterterrorism policy as it evolved throughout his presidency, from the expanded use of drones to the controversial decisions regarding the Syrian conflict.

 This book is amongst the first academic treatments of the emerging debate on autonomous weapons.

This book describes the various tactics used in counter-recruitment, drawing from the words of activists and case studies of successful organizing and advocacy.

Basic freedoms cannot be abandoned in times of conflict, or can they?

This book is highly topical considering the recent resurgence of violence by the PKK, the incursions into Northern Iraq by the Turkish army and security forces and Turkey's EU accession negotiations.

This book is highly topical considering the recent resurgence of violence by the PKK, the incursions into Northern Iraq by the Turkish army and security forces and Turkey's EU accession negotiations.

The Delivery of Human Rights reflects on two overlapping issues in international human rights law: how can existing norms be better implemented and effected, and how can other branches of international law or other international actors be used so as to provide an improved delivery of those norms.

The Delivery of Human Rights reflects on two overlapping issues in international human rights law: how can existing norms be better implemented and effected, and how can other branches of international law or other international actors be used so as to provide an improved delivery of those norms.

First Published in 1991.