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This book deals with a number of the most important international legal aspects of the Gulf War of 1980-1988. To date, remarkably little attention has been paid to this war from the international legal perspective. However, the need to do so seems obvious. Many more States than the two belligerents have directly or indirectly become involved as a result, in particular, of the extensive activities of the belligerent parties which were detrimental to the shipping of non-participating States. Furthermore, even if the hostilities have finally come to an end, the international community will still have to cope with the international legal aftermath for a prolonged period of time. After all, the Gulf War of 1980-1988 has placed certain matters, which for a long time seemed to have lost their place of prominence, at the centre of interest for international lawyers, notably the law of neutrality and some areas of the law of international armed conflict, particularly the rules regarding the conduct of war.
List of contents
Preface.
Introduction by the Editors.
I. Border Conflicts between Iraq and Iran. Comments.
II. `Ius ad Bellum': Legal Implications of the Iran-Iraq War. Comments.
III. Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Methods and Means of Warfare. Comments.
IV. Combatants and Non-Combatants. Comments.
V. Targeting Theory in the Law of Armed Conflict at Sea: The Merchant Vessel as Military Objective in the Tanker War. Comments.
VI. Neutrality at Sea. Comments.
VII. The Law of Neutrality: Third States' Commercial Rights and Duties. Comments.
VIII. Criminal Responsibilities and the Gulf War of 1980-1988: The Crime of Aggression. Comments.
IX. The Gulf War of 1980-1988 and the Islamic Conception of International Law.
Summary
Deals with a number of key international legal aspects of the Gulf War of 1980-1988. Involving more states than the two belligerents, this war has placed certain matters at the centre of interest for international lawyers, including the law of neutrality and the rules on the conduct of war.
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'This is a high-quality essay-collection on topics that seem to have been ignored for quite some time.'
Verfassung und Recht in Übersee (1995).
