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The 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions remain a landmark in the development of international humanitarian law. This book interprets key rules in the Additional Protocols in light of state practice and the decisions of international criminal tribunals, illuminating some of the most complex areas of the law.
List of contents
- Introduction
- 1: The Scope of Application of the Three Additional Protocols
- 2: Fundamental Guarantees
- 3: The Protection of Women
- 4: The Protection of Children
- 5: Protection of Detainees and Prisoner-of-War Status
- 6: Relief Operations
- 7: The Distinctive Emblems
- 8: The Rule of Distinction (Objects)
- 9: The Rule of Distinction (Persons)
- 10: The Rule of Proportionality
- 11: Precautions in Attack and Defence
- 12: Prohibited Weapons
- 13: Terrorism and Acts of Terror
- 14: Starvation and Sieges
- 15: Reprisals
- 16: National Implementation
- 17: Application and Implementation by Armed Non-State Actors
- 18: Application of International Humanitarian Law to United Nations Operations
- 19: International Criminal Law
- 20: The Role of the ICRC
About the author
Annyssa Bellal is a Senior Researcher and the Executive Coordinator of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. She teaches the law of armed conflict at the University of Bern, and various international law courses at Sciences-Po Paris. She has a doctorate in public international law and master's degrees in history and philosophy of law.
Stuart Casey-Maslen is Honorary Professor at the University of Pretoria in South Africa where he teaches the law of armed conflict, international human rights law, international counterterrorism law, jus ad bellum, and disarmament law. He has a doctorate in international humanitarian law and master's degrees in international human rights law and forensic ballistics.
Summary
The 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions remain a landmark in the development of international humanitarian law. This book interprets key rules in the Additional Protocols in light of state practice and the decisions of international criminal tribunals, illuminating some of the most complex areas of the law.
