The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Armed Conflict (Oxford Handbooks)
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Rating | : | 4.36 (924 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0198748302 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 1008 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-12-07 |
Language | : | English |
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Joaquin Caceres Brun said Five Stars. Excellent!
His current research relates to the role of non-state actors in international law and related questions in human rights and humanitarian law. Her publications include The UN Genocide Convention: A Commentary (ed.), (2009).. Before he joined the Graduate Institute of International Studies Institute in 1997, he was the Representative o
Whether or not this competitive process is coherent depends on which author in the Handbook is asked, a pluralism that accurately reflects the state of the field today." -AJIL, Jens David Ohlin, Cornell Law School. "Clapham and Gaeta are to be congratulated for their Herculean efforts in assembling a book that fairly represents the vast disagreement and contestation that currently inhabits the legal regulation of warfare. The Handbook paints a complex picture of overlapping legal domains all pushing and competing to regulate military conduct
Part F covers important issues such as: the use of force, terrorism, unlawful combatants, the application of human rights in times of armed conflict, refugee law, and the issues of gender in times of armed conflict. Part G deals with accountability issues including those related to private security companies and armed groups, as well as questions of state responsibility brought before national courts and issues related to transitional justice.. Part C describes the different legal regimes: land warfare, air war fare, maritime warfare, the law of occupation, the law applicable to peace operations, and the law