International Law and Classification of Conflicts / edited by Elizabeth Wilmshurst
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TextPublication details: New York Oxford University Press 2012Description: xxxv, 531p. : ill. ; 24cmISBN: - 9780199657759
- 23rd 341.6 WIL
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This book comprises contributions by leading experts in the field of international humanitarian law on the subject of the categorisation or classification of armed conflict. It is divided into two sections: the first aims to provide the reader with a sound understanding of the legal questions surrounding the classification of hostilities and its consequences; the second includes ten case studies that examine practice in respect of classification.
Understanding how classification operates in theory and practice is a precursor to identifying the relevant rules that govern parties to hostilities. With changing forms of armed conflict which may involve multi-national operations, transnational armed groups and organized criminal gangs, the need for clarity of the law is all-important. The case studies selected for analysis are Northern Ireland, DRC, Colombia, Afghanistan (from 2001), Gaza, South Ossetia, Iraq (from 2003), Lebanon (2006), the so-called war against Al-Qaeda, and future trends. The studies explore the legal consequences of classification particularly in respect of the use of force, detention in armed conflict, and the relationship between human rights law and international humanitarian law. The practice identified in the case studies allows the final chapter to draw conclusions as to the state of the law on classification.
Table of Contents
Part I
1:Introduction, Elizabeth Wilmshurst
Part II
2:Evolution of Hostilities, Steven Haines
3:Legal concepts, Dapo Akande
4:Provisions of applicable law, Jelena Pejic
Part III: Case studies
5:Northern Ireland, Steven Haines
6:Democratic Republic of the Congo, Louise Arimatsu
7:Colombia (incl. Ecuador), Felicity Szenat and Annie Bird
8:Afghanistan 2001 onwards, Francoise Hampson
9:Gaza, Iain Scobbie
10:South Ossetia, Philip Leach
11:Iraq 2003 onwards, Mike Schmitt
12:Southern Lebanon 2006, Iain Scobbie
13:The War against Al-Qaeda', Noam Lubell
14:Future, Mike Schmitt
Part IV
15:Conclusions, Elizabeth Wilmshurst
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