War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed ConflictOpen Road + Grove/Atlantic, 1 дек. 2007 г. - Всего страниц: 224 “Professor Byers’s book goes to the heart of some of the most bitterly contested recent controversies about the International Rule of Law.” —Chris Patten, Chancellor of Oxford University International law governing the use of military force has been the subject of intense public debate. Under what conditions is it appropriate, or necessary, for a country to use force when diplomacy has failed? Michael Byers, a widely known world expert on international law, weighs these issues in War Law. Byers examines the history of armed conflict and international law through a series of case studies of past conflicts, ranging from the 1837 Caroline Incident to the abuse of detainees by US forces at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Byers explores the legal controversies that surrounded the 1999 and 2001 interventions in Kosovo and Afghanistan and the 2003 war in Iraq; the development of international humanitarian law from the 1859 Battle of Solferino to the present; and the role of war crimes tribunals and the International Criminal Court. He also considers the unique influence of the United States in the evolution of this extremely controversial area of international law. War Law is neither a textbook nor a treatise, but a fascinating account of a highly controversial topic that is necessary reading for fans of military history and general readers alike. “Should be read, and pondered, by those who are seriously concerned with the legacy we will leave to future generations.” —Noam Chomsky |
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... agreement' that exempts its soldiers from customary rules that would otherwise give the country to which they are being deployed jurisdiction over criminal and civil matters involving them. Many rules of customary international law have ...
... agreement' that exempts its soldiers from customary rules that would otherwise give the country to which they are being deployed jurisdiction over criminal and civil matters involving them. Many rules of customary international law have ...
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... agreement and a new constitution for the country that guaranteed minority rights. In 1980, Robert Mugabe and his Zanu Party won British-supervised elections. Mugabe was named prime minister and, on 18 April 1980, the colony of Southern ...
... agreement and a new constitution for the country that guaranteed minority rights. In 1980, Robert Mugabe and his Zanu Party won British-supervised elections. Mugabe was named prime minister and, on 18 April 1980, the colony of Southern ...
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... agreement proved unwieldy and ineffective. In July 1995, more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys were slaughtered in the 'safe haven' of Srebrenica as 400 Dutch peacekeepers stood by, their pleas for NATO air support unanswered. In 2001 ...
... agreement proved unwieldy and ineffective. In July 1995, more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys were slaughtered in the 'safe haven' of Srebrenica as 400 Dutch peacekeepers stood by, their pleas for NATO air support unanswered. In 2001 ...
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... Agreement' – whereby Aristide would be returned to power and the sanctions lifted. However, the agreement quickly collapsed when violence against Aristide supporters resumed one month later. The Security Council responded by reimposing ...
... Agreement' – whereby Aristide would be returned to power and the sanctions lifted. However, the agreement quickly collapsed when violence against Aristide supporters resumed one month later. The Security Council responded by reimposing ...
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... agreement on the logistics of the vote, which inadvisably assigned responsibility for security during the referendum to Indonesia rather than the United Nations. In June 1999, the Security Council dispatched an electionmonitoring ...
... agreement on the logistics of the vote, which inadvisably assigned responsibility for security during the referendum to Indonesia rather than the United Nations. In June 1999, the Security Council dispatched an electionmonitoring ...
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Implied Authorization and Intentional Ambiguity | 40 |
Inherent Right of Selfdefence | 53 |
Preemptive Selfdefence | 72 |
ProDemocratic Intervention | 85 |
Responsibility to Protect | 104 |
Protection of Combatants and Prisoners of War | 127 |
War Law and the Single Superpower | 147 |
Further Reading | 186 |
Index | 200 |
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