The conduct of hostilities under the law of international armed conflict / Yoram Dinstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dinstein, Yoram, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War (International law).

Aggression (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 275 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A companion volume to the author's seminal textbook War, Aggression and Self-Defence, Third Edition, Cambridge (2001), this book focuses on issues arising in the course of hostilities between States, with an emphasis on the most recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The main themes considered by Yoram Dinstein are lawful and unlawful combatants, war crimes, including command responsibility and defences, prohibited weapons, the distinction between combatants and civilians, legitimate military objectives, and the protection of the environment and cultural property. Numerous specific topics that have attracted much interest in recent hostilities are addressed, such as human shields, feigned surrenders, collateral damage and proportionality, belligerent reprisals and weapons of mass destruction.

Contents:

The general framework

Lawful combatancy

Prohibited weapons

Legitimate military objectives

Protection of civilians and civilian objects from attack

Measures of special protection

Protection of the environment

Other methods and means of warfare

War crimes, command responsibility and defences.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14949-5

1-280-44956-X

0-511-81718-5

0-511-18591-X

0-511-18508-1

0-511-18775-0

0-511-33143-6

0-511-18682-7

OCLC:

171138558