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The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law
Second Edition
Edited by Dieter Fleck
816 pages
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Appendix of distinctive emblems
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234x156mm
978-0-19-957316-5
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Paperback
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16 July 2009
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- Sets out a manual of all aspects international humanitarian law with extensive explanatory commentary and case analysis, ideal for student use
- Features new chapters examining the increasingly important issues of international peace operations, the law of non-international armed conflicts and war crimes trials
- Examines the impact of international humanitarian law on decisions of US courts on Guantanamo Bay
New to this edition - A chapter on non-international armed conflict
This second edition of this work sets out a comprehensive and analytical manual of international humanitarian law, 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 war crimes trials in national and international courts are also discussed.Readership: Students, practising lawyers and academics with an interest in
international humanitarian law, civil servants, legal staff and military personnel instructing armed forces
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Edited by Dieter Fleck, Formerly Director for International Agreements & Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany; Honorary President, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War Professor 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.
Contributors:
Prof. Dr. Michael Bothe, Universität Frankfurt (Main), Hessisches Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Member of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission
Prof. Dr. Horst Fischer, Leiden University, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, President of the
European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation, Venice
Dr. Dieter Fleck, formerly Director International Agreements & Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany; Honorary President, International Society for Military Law and the Law of War
Dr. Hans-Peter Gasser, formerly Senior Legal Advisor of
the International Committee of the Red Cross; Editor of the International Review of the Red Cross
Sir Christopher J. Greenwood, KMG, Jugde at the International Court of Justice
Prof. Dr. Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder)
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Knut Ipsen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, former President of the German Red Cross
Dr. Roger O'Keefe, Deputy Director, Lauterpacht Research Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge
Lieutenant Colonel Ben F. Klappe, Military Judge in the District Court Arnhem, Criminal Law Department; formerly Special Assistant to the Military Adviser, Department of Peacekeeping Operations,
Headquarters United Nations, New York
Dr Jann Kleffner, Assistant Professor, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Major General Nilendra Kumar, AVSM, VSM, Judge Advocate General of the Army, Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
Prof. Dr. Stefan Oeter, Universität Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Wolfrum, Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Hamburg
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"Its comprehensive presentation of a not easily accessible body of law, its most thoroughly researched and well documented chapters, its clear structure and layout, as well as its easily traceable writing style make it a standard manual of international humanitarian law." - Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict
"...the work under review...has no equivalent at the present day, and is therefore absolutely necessary to everyone interested in IHL." - Pierre-Emmanuel Dupont, Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Volume 3, 2, Spring 2009
"...although giving a clear, precise and definitive answer to the current challenges posed by modern international humanitarian law remains an uneasy task-this handbook may be regarded as a fundamental source of knowledge, as it is tailored to support legal advisors on the ground but also practising lawyers and academics with an interest in international humanitarian law." - Davide Giovannelli, The Military Law and the Law of War Review 47, 2008
"[This book's] comprehensive presentation of a not easily accessible body of law, its most thoroughly researched and well documented chapters, its clear structure and layout, as well as its easily traceable writing style make it a standard manual on international humanitarian law." - European Journal of International Law, 20, 2009
"[A]n indispensable part of the discourse on humanitarian law. [It] should be consulted by anyone teaching or researching in this field." - Alexander Orakhelashvili, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
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Preface
Dieter Fleck: Introduction
List of Contributors
Table of Abbreviations
List of International Instruments
Table of Judgments and Decisions
1: Christopher Greenwood: Historical Development and Legal Basis
2: Christopher Greenwood: Scope of Application of Humanitarian Law
3: Knut Ipsen: Combatants and Non-Combatants
4: Stefan Oeter: Methods and Means of Combat
5: Hans-Peter Gasser: Protection of the Civilian Population
6: Jann K. Kleffner: Protection of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked
7: Horst Fischer: Protection of Prisoners of War
8: Nilendra Kumar: Religious Personnel
9: Roger O'Keefe: Protection of Cultural Property
10: Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg: The Law of Armed Conflict at Sea
11: Michael Bothe: The Law of Neutrality
12: Dieter Fleck: The Law of Non-International Armed Conflicts
13: Ben F. Klappe: International Peace Operations
14: Rüdiger Wolfrum and Dieter Fleck: Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
Annex: Distinctive Emblems
Bibliography
Index
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