An introduction to the international law of armed conflicts

This book provides a modern and basic introduction to a branch of international law constantly gaining in importance in international life, namely international humanitarian law (the law of armed conflict). It is constructed in a way suitable for self-study. The subject-matters are discussed in self...

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Main Author: Kolb, Robert
Other Authors: Hyde, Richard
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Oxford Portland, Or. Hart Pub. 2008
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504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-335) and index 
505 0 # |a The law of armed conflict as a branch of public international law -- Jus ad bellum : main components -- Jus in bello : main components -- The separation between jus ad bellum and jus in bello in modern international law : equality of the belligerents and just war -- Total war and limited war -- Historical evolution of the LOAC -- Basic principles of the LOAC -- Main sources of the LOAC -- The Martens clause -- International and non-international armed conflicts -- Applicability of the LOAC : material scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC : personal scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC : spatial scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC : temporal scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC by special agreements -- The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross -- Targeting : the principle of distinction between civilian and military objectives -- Other objectives specifically protected against attack -- Prohibited weapons -- Perfidy and ruses -- Some other prohibited means and methods of warfare -- Belligerent reprisals -- Command responsibility -- Assistance, respect, and protection of wounded and sick military persons -- The definition of combatants -- Protection of prisoners of war -- General protection of civilians -- Occupied territories (belligerent occupation) -- The 'intangible' nature of the LOAC rights -- Protective emblems -- Sea warfare -- Non-international armed conflicts in particular -- The relationship between the LOAC and human rights law -- Neutrality -- The implementation of the LOAC. 
520 # # |a This book provides a modern and basic introduction to a branch of international law constantly gaining in importance in international life, namely international humanitarian law (the law of armed conflict). It is constructed in a way suitable for self-study. The subject-matters are discussed in self-contained chapters, allowing each to be studied independently of the others. Among the subject-matters discussed are, inter alia: the Relationship between jus ad bellum / jus in bello; Historical Evolution of IHL; Basic Principles and Sources of IHL; Martens Clause; International and Non-Internatio. 
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