The Conduct of Hostilities in International Humanitarian Law, Volume II

ISBN-13: 9781138378636 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 600 str.

WOLFF HEINT HEINEGG

Opis

The essays selected for this volume examine discrete topics of international humanitarian law that are particularly relevant to 21st century warfare and set forth competing contemporary perspectives as well as historical perspectives. Topics include: the adequacy of traditional weapons law in the light of modern weaponry; the protection of civilians and especially vulnerable groups during armed conflict; the protective regime for civilian objects; the law governing booty; protection of the environment; and use of perfidious tactics.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction, Michael N. Schmitt; Part I Weapons: The law of weaponry at the start of the new millennium, Christopher Greenwood; Conventional weapons under legal prohibitions, R.R. Baxter; Some legal aspects of the use of nuclear weapons, Ian Brownlie. Part II Persons: So-called 'unprivileged belligerency': spies, guerrillas, and saboteurs, Richard R. Baxter; The status of combatants and the question of guerrilla warfare, G.I.A.D. Draper; Special forces' wear of non-standard uniforms, W. Hays Parks; Unlawful combatancy, Yoram Dinstein; The legal situation of 'unlawful/unprivileged combatants', Knut Dörmann; Humanitarian law and direct participation in hostilities by private contractors or civilian employees, Michael N. Schmitt; The status of mercenaries in international law, L.C. Green; The international legal protection of children in armed conflicts, Geraldine Van Bueren; Protection of women in armed conflict, Judith Gardam and Hilary Charlesworth. Part III Objects: Captured enemy property: booty of war and seized enemy property, William Gerald Downey Jr; Green war: an assessment of the environmental law of international armed conflict, Michael N. Schmitt. Part IV Tactics: Ruses of war and prohibition of perfidy, Dieter Fleck; Name index.

O autorze

Michael N. Schmitt, Professor, United States Naval War College and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Professor, European University Viadrina Frankfurt, Germany.