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By drawing together key documents, case law, reports and other materials on international humanitarian law from diverse sources, the book presents in a systematic and analytically coherent manner this body of law and to offer students, teachers and practitioners an easily accessible, targeted but also critically informed account of the relevant rules and of how they apply in practice. It covers all areas of international humanitarian law and specifically addresses issues of contemporary interest such as cyber warfare, targeting, occupation, detention, human rights in armed conflict, peacekeeping, neutrality, responsibility and accountability, enforcement, reparations. The book is ideal for instruction, research, reference and application purposes either as a standalone resource or as accompaniment to textbooks and more specialist references.
List of contents
1. Definition and Classification of Armed Conflicts; 2. Fundamental Principles of International Humanitarian Law; 3. The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law; 4. Principle of Distinction: Combatants and Civilians; 5. Protection of Civilians; 6. Protection of Prisoners of War; 7. Means and Methods of Warfare and the Law of Targeting; 8. Law of Neutrality; 9. Law of Occupation; 10. The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict; 11. Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law; 12. Command Responsibility.
About the author
Nicholas Tsagourias is Professor of International Law at the University of Sheffield. His teaching and research interests are in the fields of international law and the use of force, international humanitarian law, international criminal law and cyber security. He is widely published in these fields. Nicholas sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of Conflict and Security Law (Oxford) and the Journal of the Use of Force and International Law (Hart Publishing). He has taught at many Universities in Europe and the USA.Dr Alasdair Morrison was an Army Legal Services officer until his retirement. During his thirty years' service he gained extensive experience in the operational law field both in the UK and overseas, including operational deployments and instructing and presenting on international humanitarian law.
Summary
The distinctive qualities of the second edition continue to be (i) a comprehensive and systematized presentation of cases and materials; (ii) diversity in the selected materials; (iii) accessibility; (iv) targeted commentaries; (v) can act as a standalone resource or as accompaniment to IHL textbooks.
