The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory

List of contents

Preface Eyal Benvenisti; 1. Scope of the book; 2. The hostile character of occupation as reflected by the law of occupation; 3. The applicability of jus ad Bellum and self-defence; 4. Armed resistance against the occupying power in international law; 5. Law enforcement and conduct of hostilities in occupied territory; 6. The regulation of the use of armed force in occupied territory in light of the right to life; 7. General conclusions.

About the author

Marco Longobardo is a Research Fellow in Public International Law at the University of Westminster, where he also teaches public international law, international human rights law, and other related subjects. He undertook his doctoral studies at the Sapienza University of Rome and previously lectured at the University of Messina. He has published extensively on public international law issues in international peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of International Criminal Justice, the Heidelberg Journal of International Law, and the Netherlands International Law Review.

Summary

Examines the conditions under which the use of armed force in occupied territory is lawful through the interplay of different rules of international law. It will be of interest to foreign office officers, military legal advisors, practitioners, and scholars dealing with the use of armed force in occupied territory.

Additional text

'This book is an achievement and one that will surely be a reference for years to come.' Caleb H. Wheeler, Journal of Conflict & Security Law

Product details

• Authors: Marco Longobardo, Marco (University of Westminster) Longobardo
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781108461498
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46149-8
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 230 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 500 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Military administration, Peace studies & conflict resolution, International humanitarian law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Peacekeeping operations, Military and defence law and civilian service law, Military & Defence Law