Weapons under international human rights law / edited by Stuart Casey-Maslen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Casey-Maslen, Stuart, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military weapons (International law).

Law enforcement.

Firearms--Law and legislation.

Firearms.

International law and human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlviii, 633 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

International human rights law offers an overarching international legal framework to help determine the legality of the use of any weapon, as well as its lawful supply. It governs acts of States and non-State actors alike. In doing so, human rights law embraces international humanitarian law regulation of the use of weapons in armed conflict and disarmament law, as well as international criminal justice standards. In situations of law enforcement (such as counterpiracy, prisons, ordinary policing, riot control, and many peace operations), human rights law is the primary legal frame of reference above domestic criminal law. This important and timely book draws on all aspects of international weapons law and proposes a new view on international law governing weapons. Also included is a specific discussion on armed drones and cyberattacks, two highly topical issues in international law and international relations.

Contents:

The use of firearms in law enforcement / Stuart Casey-Maslen

The use of 'less-lethal' weapons in law enforcement / Abi Dymond and Neil Corney

Crowd management, crowd control, and riot control / Stuart Casey-Maslen

The use of weapons in custodial centres / Silvia Suteu

The use of weapons in counterpiracy / Alice Priddy

Weapons and armed non-state actors / Andrew Clapham

The use of weapons in peace operations / Nigel White

The use of weapons in armed conflict / Stuart Casey-Maslen and Sharon Weill

The use of weapons and jus ad bellum / Stuart Casey-Maslen

Cyberattacks and international human rights law / David P. Fidler

The use of riot control agents in law enforcement / Michael Crowley

The use of incapacitants in law enforcement / Michael Crowley

The use of armed drones / Stuart Casey-Maslen

The review of weapons under international humanitarian and human rights law / Stuart Casey-Maslen, Abi Dymond and Neil Corney

Arms transfers and international human rights law / Annyssa Bellal

Implications for arms acquisitions of economic, social, and cultural rights / Gilles Giacca and Tahmina Karimova

Weapons and the human rights responsibilities of multinational corporations / Ralph Steinhardt

Remedies and reparations / Megan Burke and Loren Persi-Vicentic

Existing and future weapons and weapons systems / Stuart Casey-Maslen.

Notes:

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

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781139227148

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.