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Deadly metal rain : the legality of Flechette weapons in international law : a reappraisal following Israel's use of Flechettes in the Gaza Strip (2001-2009) / edited by Eitan Barak.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International humanitarian law series ; v. 32.
- International humanitarian law series ; v. 32
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arms control.
- Military weapons (International law).
- Projectiles, Aerial.
- Arab-Israeli conflict.
- Government policy.
- Israel--Government policy--Gaza Strip.
- Israel.
- Gaza Strip.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2011.
- Summary:
- Noting that flechette weaponry, considered by many to be inherently indiscriminate and unnecessarily cruel, has become "the standard anti-personnel weapon used by Israel's armor forces," even in the Gaza Strip, one of the most densely populated areas on earth, Barak (international relations, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem, Israel) conducts an appraisal of the legality of flechettes. He opens with a presentation of the legal and factual background and relevant treaty law. He then discusses Israeli use of flechettes, particularly in relation to the principles of proportionality and distinction, as well as relevant international cases. He concludes that the law is not necessarily sufficiently developed to declare flechette use illegal and that banning their use requires more work by states and non-governmental organizations. Martinus Nijhoff is an imprint of Brill. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- The weapon's features and history
- From pointed controversy to oblivion : the non-banning of Flechette weapons
- Five reflections
- Israel's policy
- The internal legal battle
- Flechette weapons and the principle prohibiting unnecessary suffering.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-252) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9004167196
- 9789004167193
- OCLC:
- 755213644
- Publisher Number:
- 99946383729
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