The Handbook of Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts

by Fleck, Dieter

• ISBN13: 9780199232505
• ISBN10: 0199232504
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This fully updated second edition of The Handbook of Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts sets out an international 'manual' of humanitarian law in armed conflicts accompanied by case analysis and extensive explanatory commentary by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned experts. Topics examined include the historical development, legal basis, and scope of application of international humanitarian law; methods and means of combat; protection of the civilian population, and of the wounded, sick or shipwrecked, and of prisoners of war; the protection of cultural property; the law of neutrality; and the enforcement of international humanitarian law. This edition also incorporates new chapters covering the law of non-international armed conflicts and international peace operations. Highly topical issues including the role of the UN security council, the relevance of International Humanitarian Law in peacetime and post-conflict military operations, and enforcement through trials for war crimes in national and international courts are also discussed.

Author Biography

Dr. Dieter Fleck is former Director for International Agreements & Policy of the German Federal Ministry of Defence and Honorary President of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War.

Table of Contents

Preface

List of Contributors

Table of Abbreviations

List of International Instruments

Table of Judgments

Decisions and Reports

Introduction

Historical Development and Legal Basis

Scope of Application of Humanitarian Law

Combatants and Non-Combatants

Methods and Means of Combat

Protection of the Civilian Population

Protection of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked

Protection of Prisoners of War

Religious Personnel

Protection of Cultural Property

The Law of Armed Conflict at Sea

The Law of Neutrality

The Law of Non-international Armed Conflicts

International Peace Operations

Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law

Annex: Distinctive Emblems

Index

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