The law of armed conflict is a key element of the global legal order yet it finds itself in a state of flux created by the changing nature of warfare and the influences of other branches of international law. The Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict provides a unique perspective on the field covering all the key aspects of the law as well as identifying developing and often contentious areas of interest.
The handbook will feature original pieces by international experts in the field, including academics, staff of relevant NGOs and (former) members of the armed forces. Made up of six parts in order to offer a comprehensive overview of the field, the structure of the handbook is as follows:
Part I: Fundamentals
Part II: Principle of distinction
Part III: Means and methods of warfare
Part IV: Special protection regimes
Part V: Compliance and enforcement
Part VI: Some contemporary issues
Throughout the book, attention is paid to non-international conflicts as well as international conflicts with acknowledgement of the differences. The contributors also consider the relationship between the law of armed conflict and human rights law, looking at how the various rules and principles of human rights law interact with specific rules and principles of international humanitarian law in particular circumstances.
The Routledge Handbook of the Law of Armed Conflict provides a fresh take on the contemporary laws of war and is written for advanced level students, academics, researchers, NGOs and policy-makers with an interest in the field.
Foreword Fatou Bensouda (International Criminal Court) Introduction Rain
Liivoja and Tim McCormack (University of Melbourne) PART I: Fundamentals
1.
War and Armed Conflict: The Parameters of Enquiry Dino Kritsiotis
2. The
History of International Humanitarian Law Treaty-Making Frits Kalshoven
3.
Conflict Characterisation Caitlin Dwyer and Tim McCormack
4. Sources of the
Law of Armed Conflict Jann Kleffner
5. Basic Principles Nobuo Hayashi
6.
Impact of Human Rights Law Noam Lubell and Nancie Prudhomme PART II:
Principle of Distinction
7. Combatants Emily Crawford
8. Military Objectives
David Turns
9. Protection of Civilians in the Conduct of Hostilities Emanuela
Chiara-Gillard
10. Direct Participation in Hostilities Michelle Lesh PART
III: Means and Methods of Warefare
11. Conventional Weapons Mirko Sossai
12.
Chemical and Biological Weapons Robert J Mathews
13. Nuclear Weapons in
International Law Dieter Fleck
14. Methods of Land Warfare William J Fenrick
15. Law of Naval Warfare David Letts and Rob McLaughlin
16. Air and Missile
Warfare Ian Henderson and Patrick Keane PART IV: Special Protection Regimes
17. Detention under the Law of Armed Conflict Chris Jenks
18. Wounded and
Sick, and Medical Services James P Benoit
19. Women and War Helen Durham and
Eve Massingham
20. Children and the Law of Armed Conflict: Looking beyond the
Protection Paradigm John Tobin and Elliot Luke
21. Cultural Property Jadranka
Petrovic
22. The Protection of the Environment Roberta Arnold
23. The
Protection of Humanitarian Relief: The Legal Framework Alison Duxbury
24. The
Applicability of the Laws of Armed Conflict to Peacekeeping Operations Daphna
Shraga
25. Occupation and Territorial Administration Eyal Benvenisti
26.
Neutrality Revisited Elizabeth Chadwick PART V: Compliance and Enforcement
27. The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross Kelisiana Thynne
28. Reciprocity and Reprisals Shane Darcy
29. State Responsibility Charles
Garraway
30. Reparations for Violations in Armed Conflict and the Emerging
Practice of Making Amends Bruce Oswald and Bethany Wellington
31. Individual
Liability in International Law Rob Cryer
32. Investigations under
International Humanitarian Law Sasha Radin and Michael N Schmitt
33. Role of
International Courts and Tribunals Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto
34. Universal
Jurisdiction over War Crimes Luis Benavides PART VI: Some contemporary issues
35. Emerging Technologies of Warfare Rain Liivoja, Kobi-Renée Leins and Tim
McCormack
36. Private Military and Security Companies Nelleke van Amstel and
Rain Liivoja
37. The Rule of Law in War: A Liberal Project Louise Arimatsu
Index
Rain Liivoja is a Senior Lecturer and Society in Science Branco Weiss Fellow at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia, and Affiliated Research Fellow of the Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Tim McCormack is a Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia, and the Special Adviser on International Humanitarian Law to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Hague, the Netherlands.
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