Public international law: humanitarian law

This book sheds light on various ethical challenges military and humanitarian health care personnel (HCP) face while working in adverse conditions.

This book investigates the road map or the transitional justice mechanisms that theEthiopian government chose to confront the gross human rights violations perpetratedunder the 17 years' rule of the Derg, the dictatorial regime that controlled state powerfrom 1974 to 1991.

The internet has changed the rules of many industries, and war is no exception.

The first comprehensive monograph on the defence of superior orders after the second world war, which remains pre-eminent in the field, the republication of this highly-sophisticated work once again makes this book available to scholars and students in the field.

This book explores the human rights consequences of the new mercenarism, as channeled through so-called private military and security companies (PMSCs), and offers an overview of the evolution and status quo of both non-legal (soft law and self-regulation) and legal initiatives seeking to limit them.

This book centres on the forms of participation in crime set out in the Rome Statute, but it is definitely not a simple repetition or summary of the views expressed in the ICC case law.

This book explores the promises and limitations of holding individuals accountable for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.

This book studies the principles and practice of extending a country''s criminal law to offences committed abroad by their armed forces personnel.

This book celebrates the scholarship of Richard Baxter, former Judge of the International Court of Justice and former Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School.

The fully revised and updated Third Edition of Remedies in International Human Rights Law provides a comprehensive analysis of the law governing international and domestic remedies for human rights violations.

This book critically examines the possible dilution of the neutrality principle of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in internal armed conflicts.

The international law on the use of force is one of the oldest branches of international law.

The idea that international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL) are complementary, rather than mutually exclusive regimes generated a paradigmatic shift in the international legal discourse.

What are the limits of human rights, and what do these limits mean?

How do parties to peace negotiations actually build durable peace and what conundrums must they solve to achieve durable peace?

With a foreword by Major-General Nico Geerts, Commander Netherlands Defence Academy, Breda, The NetherlandsInternational conflict resolution increasingly involves the use of non-military power and non-kinetic capabilities alongside military capabilities in the face of hybrid threats.

New essays on philosophical, legal, and moral aspects of armed humanitarian intervention, including discussion of the 2011 bombing in Libya.

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

The protection of civilians is a highly topical issue at the forefront of international discourse, and has taken a prominent role in many international deployments.

This book attempts to complete the Nuremberg legacy by elaborating a specialized draft convention text on crimes against humanity.

This timely handbook offers an examination of man's history of war crimes and the parallel development of rules of war to prevent them in the future.

Women and the LGBT community in Russia and Turkey face pervasive discrimination.

This book uses empirical research on three international criminal tribunals to understand how law and history are combined in the courtroom.

Arms control and disarmament are key elements in promoting international peace and security.

Shortlisted for the 2008 Young Authors Inner Temple Book PrizeThere are believed to be about 700 million small arms and light weapons (SALW) in the world, often contributing to highly destabilising security and other concerns in international law.

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

In June 2013, after lengthy and complex negotiations the EU adopted the recast "e;asylum package"e; which represents a significant step forward in the future development of CEAS.

After a controversial war in which he was ousted and captured by United States forces, Saddam Hussein was arraigned before a war crimes tribunal.

This book discusses ethical questions surrounding research and innovation in military and humanitarian contexts.

Dieses Buch diskutiert, ob menschliche Kontrolle bei der Kriegführung nach dem Völkerrecht vorausgesetzt wird.

War is a major theme in Shakespeare's plays.

Can international law regulate warfare?

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

Presents a systematic and comprehensive attempt by legal scholars to conceptualize the theory of emergency powers.

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

This book analyses the politics of the humanitarian disarmament community-a loose coalition of activist and advocacy groups, humanitarian agencies and diplomats-who have successfully achieved international treaties banning landmines, cluster munitions and nuclear weapons, as well as restricting the global arms trade.

This book explores the promises and limitations of holding individuals accountable for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.

Provost examines how international human rights and humanitarian law protect vulnerable individuals during peace and war.

An extensive analysis of the norms and legal institutions of the African Union and their relevance to Africa''s quest for peace.

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

This book presents a selection of revised and updated papers presented in September 2018 at the International Conference 'Rethinking the Crime of Aggression: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives', which was held in Marburg, Germany, and hosted by the International Research and Documentation Centre for War Crimes Trials (ICWC).

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

A detailed and highly authoritative critical commentary appraising the vitally important United States Department of Defense Law of War Manual.

Public international law has embarked on a new chapter.

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

The first comprehensive study of the challenges faced by children in establishing entitlement to refugee protection.