Law-Making and Legitimacy in International Humanitarian Law

Law-Making and Legitimacy in International Humanitarian Law
ISBN-10
180088396X
ISBN-13
9781800883963
Category
Political Science
Pages
488
Language
English
Published
2021-10-19
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Authors
Jonas, Püschmann

Description

International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is in a state of some turbulence, as a result of, among other things, non-international armed conflicts, terrorist threats and the rise of new technologies. This incisive book observes that while states appear to be reluctant to act as agents of change, informal methods of law-making are flourishing. Illustrating that not only courts, but various non-state actors, push for legal developments, this timely work offers an insight into the causes of this somewhat ambivalent state of IHL by focusing attention on both the legitimacy of law-making processes and the actors involved.

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