The collection of essays is entitled Challenges Ahead'. An ambitious title, but an appropriate one; for the contributors, as the 21st century draws near, ask themselves a number of basic questions about the future of the law in a world undergoing such profound changes. Their reflections will certainly give both cause for hope and reason to fear. This "Liber Amicorum" dedicated to Professor Frits Kalshoven, is written by specialists who for many years have given their best to the development and promotion of humanitarian law. It will make a significant contribution to the understanding of international humanitarian law.
"Published under the auspices of the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law."
These excess munitions will be demilitarized as soon as practical. ... Through 2018, any U.S. use of cluster munitions that do not meet the one percent unexploded ordnance standard must be approved by the applicable combatant ...
This book introduces students to the essential questions of the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law.
Pillage, often referred to as “plunder,” has long been recognized as prohibited by customary LOAC. ... the grave breach of double-tapping, as well: Haim Watzman, “When You Have to Shoot First,” Int'l Herald Tribune, July 29, 2005, 6.
International Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflict: Some Aspects of the Principle of Distinction and Related Problems
Written by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned experts, this Oxford Handbook gives an analytical overview of international law as it applies in armed conflicts.
Rev. ed. of : Handbook of humanitarian law in armed conflicts. 1999.
The papers collected in this volume span a 35-year period of active involvement in the ‘reaffirmation and development of international humanitarian law’.
The Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict provides a fresh take on the contemporary laws of war and is written for advanced level students, academics, researchers, NGOs and policy-makers with an interest in the field.
Parties to a conflict.