Public international law: humanitarian law

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

We often think of the army as an institution whose members are required to blindly obey all orders they receive.

This book strives to take stock of current achievements and existing challenges in nuclear verification, identify the available information and gaps that can act as drivers for exploring new approaches to verification strategies and technologies.

An analysis of the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in international norm creation and the progressive development of international humanitarian law.

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

This book presents a case study of human trafficking from Nigeria to the UK, with a focus on practical measures for ending this trafficking.

This multidisciplinary book introduces readers to original perspectives on crimmigration that foster holistic, contextual, and critical appreciation of the concept in Australia and its individual consequences and broader effects.

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

This textbook examines a wide range of humanitarian action issues in five parts, presented by specialists from different academic fields.

Georg Nolte Excellencies, dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you to our colloquium on the occasion of the sixtieth an- versary of the International Law Commission.

This timely volume explores the "e;dark side"e; of United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping in Africa: when rather than help establish a rule of law in the host country, they become perpetrators of crime.

With a foreword by Michael Kowalski, Chairman of the Netherlands Intelligence Studies AssociationMany intelligence practitioners feel that the statutory footing on which intelligence agencies have been placed forms an impediment to confronting unprecedented contemporary challenges.

This book argues for a more moderate approach to history-writing in international criminal adjudication by articulating the elements of a "e;responsible history"e; normative framework.

A unique view of European governments'' reaction to genocide in the post-Cold War world.

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

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

Principally, this book comprises a conceptual analysis of the illegality of a third-country national's stay by examining the boundaries of the overarching concept of illegality at the EU level.

This book explores the requirement of publicity in international lawmaking through the lens of covert and quasi-covert uses of force.

This book examines the criminalisation of denials of genocide and of other mass atrocities in Europe and discusses the implications of protecting institutional historical memory through criminal law.

The international community's efforts to halt child soldiering have yielded some successes.

This book provides an analysis of whether the International Criminal Court can be regarded as an International Criminal World Court, capable of exercising its jurisdiction upon every individual despite the fact that not every State is a Party to the Rome Statute.

At the 2005 UN World Summit, world leaders endorsed the international principle of Responsibility to Protect (R2P), acknowledging that they had a responsibility to protect their citizens from genocide and mass atrocities and pledging to act in cases where governments manifestly failed in their responsibility.

The second edition of this well received handbook provides a comprehensive overview and annotated commentary of those areas of international law most relevant to the planning and conduct of military operations.

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'.

This book explores the extent to which the International Criminal Court (ICC) has influenced peace processes in Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya and Uganda.

An analysis of how the European Convention on Human Rights applies to military operations.

​Das Parlamentsbeteiligungsgesetz (ParlBG) regelt die Zustimmung des Deutschen Bundestages zu Einsätzen der Bundeswehr.

​Das Parlamentsbeteiligungsgesetz (ParlBG) regelt die Zustimmung des Deutschen Bundestages zu Einsätzen der Bundeswehr.

What should be the role of our institutions of higher education?

What should be the role of our institutions of higher education?

Esta obra analiza el concepto de desaparición forzada de personas desde la perspectiva del derecho internacional de los derechos humanos.

Can we achieve justice during war?

Recordar, conocer y reconocer la guerra con las antiguas FARC-EP es un ejercicio necesario para la reparación de las comunidades más afectadas y para la reconciliación política más ampliamente considerada.

Der Krieg hat seine Erscheinungsformen geändert.

Greta Thunberg va acusar de «bla-bla-bla» a governs i corporacions per les seves polítiques davant l'emergència climàtica.

Este texto profundiza en el llamado a la complementaria aplicación del Derecho Internacional Humanitario y los derechos humanos.

La proclamación del valor intrínseco de la persona humana es inescindible de cada derecho que se confiera a cada persona: hombres y mujeres, ancianos, jóvenes o niños; partiendo del reconocimiento de su dignidad y trascendencia.

A comprehensive analysis of human and non-human targets in contemporary armed conflicts with references to the most recent practice.