Kolb, Robert
An introduction to the international law of armed conflicts / International law of armed conflicts Robert Kolb and Richard Hyde. - xxiv, 348 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-335) and index.
The law of armed conflict as a branch of public international law -- Jus ad bellum : main components -- Jus in bello : main components -- The separation between jus ad bellum and jus in bello in modern international law : equality of the belligerents and just war -- Total war and limited war -- Historical evolution of the LOAC -- Basic principles of the LOAC -- Main sources of the LOAC -- The Martens clause -- International and non-international armed conflicts -- Applicability of the LOAC : material scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC : personal scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC : spatial scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC : temporal scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC by special agreements -- The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross -- Targeting : the principle of distinction between civilian and military objectives -- Other objectives specifically protected against attack -- Prohibited weapons -- Perfidy and ruses -- Some other prohibited means and methods of warfare. Belligerent reprisals -- Command responsibility -- Assistance, respect, and protection of wounded and sick military persons -- The definition of combatants -- Protection of prisoners of war -- General protection of civilians -- Occupied territories (belligerent occupation) -- The 'intangible' nature of the LOAC rights -- Protective emblems -- Sea warfare -- Non-international armed conflicts in particular -- The relationship between the LOAC and human rights law -- Neutrality -- The implementation of the LOAC.
1841137995 9781841137995
2008279308
War (International law)
Humanitarian law.
KZ6385 / .K65 2008
An introduction to the international law of armed conflicts / International law of armed conflicts Robert Kolb and Richard Hyde. - xxiv, 348 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-335) and index.
The law of armed conflict as a branch of public international law -- Jus ad bellum : main components -- Jus in bello : main components -- The separation between jus ad bellum and jus in bello in modern international law : equality of the belligerents and just war -- Total war and limited war -- Historical evolution of the LOAC -- Basic principles of the LOAC -- Main sources of the LOAC -- The Martens clause -- International and non-international armed conflicts -- Applicability of the LOAC : material scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC : personal scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC : spatial scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC : temporal scope of applicability -- Applicability of the LOAC by special agreements -- The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross -- Targeting : the principle of distinction between civilian and military objectives -- Other objectives specifically protected against attack -- Prohibited weapons -- Perfidy and ruses -- Some other prohibited means and methods of warfare. Belligerent reprisals -- Command responsibility -- Assistance, respect, and protection of wounded and sick military persons -- The definition of combatants -- Protection of prisoners of war -- General protection of civilians -- Occupied territories (belligerent occupation) -- The 'intangible' nature of the LOAC rights -- Protective emblems -- Sea warfare -- Non-international armed conflicts in particular -- The relationship between the LOAC and human rights law -- Neutrality -- The implementation of the LOAC.
1841137995 9781841137995
2008279308
War (International law)
Humanitarian law.
KZ6385 / .K65 2008