Public international law: humanitarian law

The prohibition of the use of force in international law is one of the major achievements of international law in the past century.

A constant yet oftentimes concealed practice in war has been the use of informers and collaborators by parties to an armed conflict.

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

An assessment of the role of international law in preventing natural resources from fuelling armed conflict and improving their governance.

The Law of Armed Conflict is usually understood to be a regime of exception that applies only during armed conflict and regulates hostilities among enemies.

Sociological analysis of the transformation of prohibitions on assassination, torture, and mercenaries as components of the US War on Terror.

The 1968 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty has proven the most complicated and controversial of all arms control treaties, both in principle and in practice.

A practical guide for policy makers, military officers, students, and anyone else interested in asymmetric conflicts.

Bringing together the law of armed conflict governing the use of weapons into a single volume, the fully updated Second Edition of Weapons and the Law of Armed Conflict interprets these rules and discusses the factors influencing future developments in weapons law.

An interdisciplinary approach to humanitarian intervention by experts in law, politics, and ethics.

Addresses challenges to the implementation of international human rights law from institutional, normative and practical perspectives.

A constant yet oftentimes concealed practice in war has been the use of informers and collaborators by parties to an armed conflict.

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

This book presents the first-ever comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the international law of human trafficking.

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.

Takes an in-depth look into the war victim''s right to reparation from the seventeenth century until the present day.

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

Since 1996, when new, harsher deportation laws went into effect, the United States has deported millions of noncitizens back to their countries of origin.

In June 1998, diplomats met in Rome to draft the Statute of an International Criminal Court.

Analysing thousands of policy documents from nine counterinsurgency wars, Elias asks why powerful militaries have difficulty managing local partners.

The Miloevi Trial - An Autopsy provides a cross-disciplinary examination of one of the most controversial war crimes trials of the modern era and its contested legacy for the growing fields of international criminal law and post-conflict justice.

When faced with those who act with impunity, we seek the protection of law.

Can international law regulate warfare?

This book provides an examination of whether there is a legally independent ''principle of humanity'' in international humanitarian law.

The book identifies the main international concepts and rules that are of special relevance in disaster settings and critically analyses how they are implemented in such contexts.

The Fourth Geneva Convention, signed on 12th August 1949, defines necessary humanitarian protections for civilians during armed conflict and occupation.

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.

This book presents the first-ever comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the international law of human trafficking.

This proposes a new framework for atrocity prevention, featuring scholars from around the globe including three former UN special advisers.

International law is increasingly applied in domestic courts.

Explores how international law deals with detention conducted by non-State armed groups and the motivations behind these practices.

A new understanding of the rule of law that explains the catastrophic underperformance of the West in Afghanistan.

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Examination of laws to protect civilians in internal armed conflict, from the nineteenth century onwards.

An examination of the scope of States'' right of self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter in the post-9/11 security environment.

Increasingly, European states are using policy on the reception of asylum seekers as an instrument of immigration control, eg by deterring the lodging of asylum applications, preventing integration into their societies and exercising a large degree of control over asylum seekers in order to facilitate expulsion.

Explains how existing and proposed law seek to tackle challenges posed by new and emerging technologies in war and peace.

The Bush Administration has notoriously argued that detainees at Guantanamo do not enjoy constitutional rights because they are held outside American borders.

This book considers and clarifies many different facets of the international human right to a healthy environment.

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

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

The new edition of this essential text offers a comprehensive, critical and future-thinking commentary on international environmental law.

This book conceptualizes Responsibility to Protect doctrine (R2P) as part of a global cosmopolitan agenda, drawing on the work of Jurgen Habermas, and argues that R2P is reflective of a shift towards a more cosmopolitan approach to human protection.

A detailed analysis of contemporary issues relating to international humanitarian law and its interplay with war migrants.

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 assesses the impact and legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone for Africa and international criminal law.

This is the first book to provide an overview of the processes and practices of transitional justice in the Asia-Pacific region.

This book provides expert analysis of the impact of international and national courts on the development of international law applying to armed conflicts.

This unique new work of reference traces the origins of the modern laws of warfare from the earliest times to the present day.