This book carefully and thoroughly analyzes the legal questions raised by the phenomenon of terrorism - and past and recent efforts to fight it - from the perspective of international humanitarian law (IHL). The objective is to substantially contribute to a better understanding of the issues surrounding the content and applicability of IHL as it applies to terrorism, as well as to analyze and contextualize the current debates on these controversial and critically important questions. While due heed is paid to doctrinal debates, particular emphasis is placed on the practice of social actors,...