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This Handbook provides a black letter text of international humanitarian law, along with case analysis and commentary by a team of internationally renowned experts. It also highlights the interplay of international humanitarian law with human rights law, and other branches of international law.
List of contents
- 1: Dieter Fleck: Introduction
- 2: Mary Ellen O'Connell: Historical Developments and Legal Basis
- 3: Jann K. Kleffner: Scope of Application of International Humanitarian Law
- 4: Nobuo Hayashi: General Principles of International Humanitarian Law
- 5: Knut Ipsen: Combatants and Non-Combatants
- 6: Marco Longobardo and Dieter Fleck: Means of Combat
- 7: Stefan Oeter: Methods of Combat
- 8: Knut Dörmann: Protection of Civilians
- 9: Knut Dörmann and Sylvain Vité: Occupation
- 10: Michael Bothe: Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts
- 11: Knut Dörmann and Tristan Ferraro: Humanitarian Assistance
- 12: Jann K. Kleffner with Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg: Protection of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked
- 13: Sandra Krähenmann: Protection of Prisoners in Armed Conflict
- 14: Jann K. Kleffner: Human Rights in Armed Conflct
- 15: Nilendra Kumar: Protection of Religious Personnel
- 16: Roger O'Keefe: Protection of Cultural Property
- 17: Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg: The Law of Armed Conflict at Sea
- 18: Michael Bothe: The Law of Neutrality
- 19: Dieter Fleck: The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict
- 20: Ben F. Klappe: The Law of International Peace Operations
- 21: Silja Vöneky: Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
- Annex: Distinctive Emblems
About the author
Dr Dieter Fleck is Honorary President of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, and former Director, International Agreements & Policy, of the German Federal Ministry of Defence.
Summary
This Handbook provides a black letter text of international humanitarian law, along with case analysis and commentary by a team of internationally renowned experts. It also highlights the interplay of international humanitarian law with human rights law, and other branches of international law.
