INTL LAW & THE CLASSIFICATION

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-965775-9
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 568 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 1008 g

This book comprises contributions by leading experts in the field of international humanitarian law on the subject of the categorisation or classification of armed conflict. It is divided into two sections: the first aims to provide the reader with a sound understanding of the legal questions surrounding the classification of hostilities and its consequences; the second includes ten case studies that examine practice in respect of classification.

Understanding how classification operates in theory and practice is a precursor to identifying the relevant rules that govern parties to hostilities. With changing forms of armed conflict which may involve multi-national operations, transnational armed groups and organized criminal gangs, the need for clarity of the law is all-important. The case studies selected for analysis are Northern Ireland, DRC, Colombia, Afghanistan (from 2001), Gaza, South Ossetia, Iraq (from 2003), Lebanon (2006), the
so-called war against Al-Qaeda, and future trends. The studies explore the legal consequences of classification particularly in respect of the use of force, detention in armed conflict, and the relationship between human rights law and international humanitarian law. The practice identified in the
case studies allows the final chapter to draw conclusions as to the state of the law on classification.

Zielgruppe

Legal advisers to governments, armed forces, NGOs, and international organisations; academics, postgraduate students of international humanitarian law, armed conflict, and war studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilmshurst, Elizabeth

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I
1: Elizabeth Wilmshurst: Introduction
Part II
2: Steven Haines: Evolution of Hostilities
3: Dapo Akande: Legal concepts
4: Jelena Pejic: Provisions of applicable law
Part III: Case studies
5: Steven Haines: Northern Ireland
6: Louise Arimatsu: Democratic Republic of the Congo
7: Felicity Szenat and Annie Bird: Colombia (incl. Ecuador)
8: Francoise Hampson: Afghanistan 2001 onwards
9: Iain Scobbie: Gaza
10: Philip Leach: South Ossetia
11: Mike Schmitt: Iraq 2003 onwards
12: Iain Scobbie: Southern Lebanon 2006
13: Noam Lubell: The War against Al-Qaeda'
14: Mike Schmitt: Future
Part IV
15: Elizabeth Wilmshurst: Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Wilmshurst, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Wilmshurst CMG is Associate Fellow in International Law, at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) and a visiting professor at University College, London University. She was a legal adviser in the United Kingdom diplomatic service between 1974 and 2003, during which time she was the Legal Adviser to the UK mission to the United Nations in New York between 1994 and 1997. She is a co-author of An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure (2nd ed. Cambridge, 2010) and a co-editor of Perspectives on the ICRC Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law (Cambridge, 2007).

Elizabeth Wilmshurst CMG is Associate Fellow in International Law, at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) and a visiting professor at University College, London University. She was a legal adviser in the United Kingdom diplomatic service between 1974 and 2003, during which time she was the Legal Adviser to the UK mission to the United Nations in New York between 1994 and 1997. She is a co-author of An Introduction to International
Criminal Law and Procedure (2nd ed. Cambridge, 2010) and a co-editor of Perspectives on the ICRC Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law (Cambridge, 2007).