Public international law: humanitarian law

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

In international humanitarian law (IHL), the principle of distinction delineates the difference between the civilian and the combatant, and it safeguards the former from being intentionally targeted in armed conflicts.

States invariably justify using force extraterritorially by reference to their right of self-defence.

International humanitarian law is the law that governs the conduct of participants during armed conflict.

International humanitarian law is the law that governs the conduct of participants during armed conflict.

The book systematically analyses the relationship and interaction between rules of engagement (ROE) and the legal framework regulating armed conflicts, both at the international and national levels.

The book systematically analyses the relationship and interaction between rules of engagement (ROE) and the legal framework regulating armed conflicts, both at the international and national levels.

The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law is a comprehensive, critical work, which analyses the state of research across the refugee law regime as a whole.

The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law is a comprehensive, critical work, which analyses the state of research across the refugee law regime as a whole.

The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law sets out a Black Letter text of international humanitarian law accompanied by case analysis and extensive explanatory commentary by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned experts.

The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law sets out a Black Letter text of international humanitarian law accompanied by case analysis and extensive explanatory commentary by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned experts.

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.

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.

The 'Legal Pluriverse' Surrounding Multinational Military Operations conceptualizes and examines the "e;Pluriverse"e;: the multiplicity of rules that apply to and regulate contemporary multinational missions, and the array of actors involved.

The 'Legal Pluriverse' Surrounding Multinational Military Operations conceptualizes and examines the "e;Pluriverse"e;: the multiplicity of rules that apply to and regulate contemporary multinational missions, and the array of actors involved.

Over the last 20 years the world's most advanced militaries have invited a small number of military legal professionals into the heart of their targeting operations, spaces which had previously been exclusively for generals and commanders.

Over the last 20 years the world's most advanced militaries have invited a small number of military legal professionals into the heart of their targeting operations, spaces which had previously been exclusively for generals and commanders.

From videos of rights violations, to satellite images of environmental degradation, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, human rights practitioners have access to more data today than ever before.

From videos of rights violations, to satellite images of environmental degradation, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, human rights practitioners have access to more data today than ever before.

This Commentary offers detailed background and analysis of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted at the UN Headquarters in New York in July 2017.

This Commentary offers detailed background and analysis of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted at the UN Headquarters in New York in July 2017.

Foreign investors often sustain injuries during violent situations, such as riots, revolutions, civil wars, and international armed conflicts.

Foreign investors often sustain injuries during violent situations, such as riots, revolutions, civil wars, and international armed conflicts.

Why would anyone commit a mass atrocity such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, or terrorism?

Why would anyone commit a mass atrocity such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, or terrorism?

Understanding the global security environment and delivering the necessary governance responses is a central challenge of the 21st century.

Understanding the global security environment and delivering the necessary governance responses is a central challenge of the 21st century.

This book analyses the legal framework for refugee protection in Africa, including both refugee and human rights law as well as treaty and institutional elements.

This book analyses the legal framework for refugee protection in Africa, including both refugee and human rights law as well as treaty and institutional elements.

At a time when human rights are coming under increasing pressure, in-depth knowledge and understanding of their foundations, conceptual underpinnings and current practice remain crucial.

At a time when human rights are coming under increasing pressure, in-depth knowledge and understanding of their foundations, conceptual underpinnings and current practice remain crucial.

The world is faced with significant and interrelated challenges in the 21st century which threaten human rights in a number of ways.

The world is faced with significant and interrelated challenges in the 21st century which threaten human rights in a number of ways.

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

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

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of factors that transform a prima facie non-international armed conflict (NIAC) into an international armed conflict (IAC) and the consequences that follow from this process of internationalization.

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of factors that transform a prima facie non-international armed conflict (NIAC) into an international armed conflict (IAC) and the consequences that follow from this process of internationalization.

The interplay between peace and justice plays an important role in any contemporary conflict.

The application of the right to life during armed conflict is an issue that polarizes opinion and generates considerable debate.

The application of the right to life during armed conflict is an issue that polarizes opinion and generates considerable debate.

The number of non-state actors, in the past not accountable for committing international crimes or violating human rights, is proliferating rapidly.

The number of non-state actors, in the past not accountable for committing international crimes or violating human rights, is proliferating rapidly.

Ten new essays critique the practice armed humanitarian intervention, and the 'Responsibility to Protect' doctrine that advocates its use under certain circumstances.

Ten new essays critique the practice armed humanitarian intervention, and the 'Responsibility to Protect' doctrine that advocates its use under certain circumstances.

A single word - Auschwitz - is often used to encapsulate the totality of persecution and suffering involved in what we call the Holocaust.

Today the majority of the armed conflicts around the world are fought between States and armed groups, rather than between States.

Today the majority of the armed conflicts around the world are fought between States and armed groups, rather than between States.

This book explores the large and controversial subject of the use of force in international law.

This book explores the large and controversial subject of the use of force in international law.

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.