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The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law, 2nd Edition

The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law, 2nd Edition

Author: Dieter Fleck
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199573165
Published In: July 2009
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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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.

Contents:: Preface; List of Contributors; Table of Abbreviations; List of International Instruments; Table of Judgments, Decisions and Reports; Dieter Fleck: Introduction; 1: Christopher J. Greenwood: Historical Development and Legal Basis; 2: Christopher J. 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 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: Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law; Annex: Distinctive Emblems; Index

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

"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