Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law: Volume 5, 2002

ISBN-13: 9789067041898 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 1022 str.

Fischer, H.

Opis

The world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws of armed conflict, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this highly-topical branch of international law. The Yearbook also includes a selection of documents from the reporting period, many of which are not accessible elsewhere and a comprehensive bibliography of all recent publications in humanitarian law and other relevant fields. Ease of use of the Yearbook is guaranteed by the inclusion of a detailed index. Distinguished by its topicality and contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers and students.

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Articles.- Angola: A Case Study in the Challenges of Achieving Peace and the Question of Amnesty or Prosecution of War Crimes in Mixed Armed Conflicts.- Disentangling Legal Quagmires: The Legal Characterisation of the Armed Conflicts in Afghanistan since 6/7 October 2001 and the Question of Prisoner of War Status.- What Future for the Doctrine of Belligerent Reprisals?.- Developments in the Law of Genocide.- Establishing the Responsibility of the Khmer Rouge Leadership for International Crimes.- International Criminal Procedure and Its Participants: An Examination of the Interaction of Judges, Prosecutor and Defence at the Yugoslav Tribunal.- Current Developments.- The Year in Review.- The Complementary and Conflicting Relationship between the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.- Transitional Justice: The Prosecution of War Crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the ‘Rules of the Road’.- The Liability of Civilians under International Humanitarian Law’s War Crimes Provisions.- Regulating Explosive Remnants of War.- The Conflict in Western Sahara — An Unresolved Issue from the Decolonization Period.- Teaching International Humanitarian Law in Universities: The Contribution of the International Committee of the Red Cross.- Universal Jurisdiction: Lessons from the Belgian Experience.- The First OPCW Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention.- Correspondents’ Reports.- Correspondents’ Reports.