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Occupation in International Law
This addition to the Elements of International Law series provides an introduction to the framework and dilemmas of the international law of occupation.
The Crime of Aggression, Humanity, and the Soldier
Explores the moral and legal implications of the criminality of aggressive war for the soldiers who fight, kill and are killed.
The Law of Strangers
Fourteen leading scholars explore the lives of seven of the most famous Jewish lawyers in the history of international law.
Autonomous Weapons Systems
This examination of the implications and regulation of autonomous weapons systems combines contributions from law, robotics and philosophy.
Necessity and Proportionality in International Peace and Security Law
There are legal limits on the circumstances under which states may use military force to address a perceived or actual threat. The concepts of necessity and proportionality are central to these limitations imposed by the law. Necessity and Proportionality in International Peace and Security Law explores the many ways in which necessity and proportionality arise in the law on the modern battlefield, which is rapidly changing, complex, and ambiguous.
Rethinking the Crime of Aggression
This book presents a selection of revised and updated papers presented in September 2018 at the International Conference ‘Rethinking the Crime of Aggression: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives’, which was held in Marburg, Germany, and hosted by the International Research and Documentation Centre for War Crimes Trials (ICWC). In light of the activation of the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court concerning the crime of aggression, international experts from various disciplines such as law, history, the social sciences, psychology and economics came together to enhance the understanding of this complex and challenging matter and thereby opened a cross-disciplinary...
Intervention in Civil Wars
Interventions in internal conflicts in the pre-charter era -- Intervention and use of force in the United Nations era -- Interventions by invitation between legitimacy and effectiveness -- Intervention by invitation and governmental (il)legitimacy : rethinking the traditional approaches -- Interventions in favour of governments committing gross and systematic violations of human rights and humanitarian law -- Legitimacy of rebels in international law -- Use of force by and against legitimate rebels : towards the emergence of a jus ad bellum applicable to internal armed conflicts? -- Interventions in favour of rebels and human rights -- Conclusions.
Law and Morality at War
The laws are not silent in war, but what should they say? What is the moral function of the law of armed conflict? Should the law protect civilians who do not fight but help those who do? Should the law protect soldiers who perform non-combat functions or who may be safely captured? How certain should a soldier be that an individual is a combatant rather than a civilian before using lethal force? What risks should soldiers take on themselves to avoid harming civilians? When do inaccurate weapons become unlawfully indiscriminate? When does "collateral damage" to civilians become unlawfully disproportionate? Should civilians lose their legal rights by serving, voluntarily or involuntarily, as ...
The Use of Force in International Law
Since the adoption of the UN Charter in 1945, the use of cross-border force has been frequent. This volume invites a range of experts to examine over sixty conflicts, from military interventions to targeted killings and hostage rescue operations, and to ask how powerful precedent can be in determining hostile encounters in international law.
Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law
Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law explores Israel's engagement with international law during the early years of statehood. Drawing upon three case studies, Giladi illuminates the shift from Jewish advocacy to Israeli diplomacy.
