The Handbook of Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts

by Fleck, Dieter; Bothe, Michael; Fischer, Horst; Gasser, Hans-Peter; Greenwood, Christopher J.; Heintschel von Heinegg, Wolff; Ipsen, Knut

• ISBN13: 9780198298670
• ISBN10: 0198298676
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book offers the most up-to-date authoritative commentary and analysis of international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflict. While the past few decades have seen consistent development of the laws culminating in a series of International Covenants and Protocols, world events in recent years have made reassessment of the law both a timely and topical concern. In this new book, acknowledged experts restate the international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflict. The key statements were promulgated as the Joint Service Regulation for the German Armed forces in August 1992 and this book will serve as a work of reference for practicing lawyers and academics and as a work of legal instruction to armed forces.

Table of Contents

Introduction
List of Contributors
Table of Abbreviations
Historical Development and Legal Basis	p. 1
Scope of Application of Humanitarian Law	p. 39
Combatants and Non-Combatants	p. 65
Methods and Means of Combat	p. 105
Protection of the Civilian Population	p. 209
Protection of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked	p. 293
Protection of Prisoners of War	p. 321
Religious Personnel	p. 369
Protection of Cultural Property	p. 377
The Law of Armed Conflicts at Sea	p. 405
The Law of Neutrality	p. 485
Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law	p. 517
Appendix 1. List of International Instruments	p. 551
Appendix 2. Distinctive Emblems	p. 553
Appendix 3. Military and Red Cross Manuals on International Humanitarian Law	p. 555
Select Bibliography	p. 565
Index	p. 585
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