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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... Civilians 115 11: Protection of Combatants and Prisoners of War 127 12: War Crimes Courts and Tribunals 136 Epilogue: War Law and the Single Superpower 147 Appendix: Charter of the United Nations, 1945 156 Further Reading 186 Selected ...
... Civilians 115 11: Protection of Combatants and Prisoners of War 127 12: War Crimes Courts and Tribunals 136 Epilogue: War Law and the Single Superpower 147 Appendix: Charter of the United Nations, 1945 156 Further Reading 186 Selected ...
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... civilians). International humanitarian law protects both categories of persons, though non-combatants are shielded ... civilian targets cannot be selected, while the targeting of 'dual-use facilities' such as electrical grids and sewage ...
... civilians). International humanitarian law protects both categories of persons, though non-combatants are shielded ... civilian targets cannot be selected, while the targeting of 'dual-use facilities' such as electrical grids and sewage ...
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... civilians slaughtered during the Holocaust and the hundreds of thousands who were to die as a result of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The diplomats sought an institution and set of rules that would, in their words ...
... civilians slaughtered during the Holocaust and the hundreds of thousands who were to die as a result of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The diplomats sought an institution and set of rules that would, in their words ...
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... civilian government under military control, though it took four years and repeated urgings from the Organization of American States (OAS) before democratic elections were held. International monitors certified the 1990 election as free ...
... civilian government under military control, though it took four years and repeated urgings from the Organization of American States (OAS) before democratic elections were held. International monitors certified the 1990 election as free ...
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... civilians in Fallujah, Iraq, in April 2004, and the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. There may be some truth in this characterization of the US position as both hypocritical and insincere. In July 2004, reports surfaced that British ...
... civilians in Fallujah, Iraq, in April 2004, and the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. There may be some truth in this characterization of the US position as both hypocritical and insincere. In July 2004, reports surfaced that British ...
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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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