Legal and ethical lessons of NATO's Kosovo campaign / Andru E. Wall, editor.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Wall, Andru E., 1968- editor.

Naval War College (U.S.)

Series:

International law studies ; v. 78.

International law studies ; v. 78

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Armed Forces--Kosovo (Republic).

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Kosovo War, 1998-1999--Law and legislation.

Kosovo War, 1998-1999.

Armed Forces.

Legislation.

Kosovo (Republic).

Serbia.

Genre:

Kongress -- Newport, RI -- 2001.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 571 pages).

monochrome.

Place of Publication:

Newport, R.I. : Naval War College, 2002.

Language Note:

English.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part I: Keynote addresses. Opening remarks / Arthur Cebrowski

Judging Kosovo: the legal process, the Law of armed conflict, and the Commander In Chief / James E. Baker

Operation Allied Force from the perspective of the NATO Commander / Michael Short

Discussion

Part II: The applicability of the law of armed conflict. Introduction / Scott Silliman

The applicability of International humanitarian law and the Law of neutrality to the Kosovo campaign / Christopher Greenwood

Rules of conduct during humanitarian intervention / Ivan Shearer

Application of the Law of armed conflict during Operation Allied Force: maritime interdiction and prisoner of war issues / George Walker

Commentary / Judith A. Miller

Commentary / Natalino Ronzitti

Commentary / Richard Sorenson

Discussion. The UN Security Council and the creation of International law ; The Law of neutrality under the UN Charter ; Peacekeepers or an occupying force? ; The legality of blockade or visit & search ; Applying the LOAC: a question of intent or act? ; Enforcement of the Laws of armed conflict and 20/20 hindsight ; Are the Laws of war a constraint?

Part III: Targeting. Introduction / Robert F. Turner

Legitimate military objectives under the current jus in bello / Yoram Dinstein

Targeting / Michael Bothe

Legal perspective from the EUCOM targeting cell / Tony Montgomery

Commentary / Harvey Dalton

Commentary / Wolff H. von Heinegg

Commentary / Henry Shue

Discussion. Reasonable military commanders and reasonable civilians ; Legal advisors and time-sensitive targets ; Coalition approval of targets ; When civilian objects become military objectives ; Relating the permissible mission to the military advantage ; "Dual-purpose" targets ; Targeting regime elites.

Part IV: Collateral damage. Introduction / John Norton Moore

Some legal (and a few ethical) dimensions of the collateral damage resulting from NATO's Kosovo campaign / John F. Murphy

International humanitarian law after Kosovo: is Lex Lata sufficient? / Ove Bring

Commentary / Yves Sandoz

Commentary / W. Hays Parks

Commentary / Barry Strauss

Discussion. Modern technology: is there an obligation to use it? ; Human shields: can abuse of the Law of war be a force multiplier? ; Do we need an additional protocol for humanitarian intervention? ; Reciprocity in war and the Law of war ; Target priority and collateral damage ; "No body bags" war and the value of human lives ; Does Kosovo provide lessons for the future? ; Cluster bombs and long-term collateral damage ; The principle of proportionality ; Flying at 15,000 feet

Part V: Coalition operations. Introduction / Nicholas Rostow

Coalition warfare and differing legal obligations of coalition members under International humanitarian law / Torsten Stein

To what extent is Protocol I customary international law? / Fausto Pocar

Commentary / Rudolph Dolzer

Commentary / Leslie C. Green

Commentary / David Graham

Discussion. Can a coalition member be held responsible for the actions of other members? ; The United States and Protocol I ; The status of Protocol I as customary international law ; Reprisals ; The Martens Clause and the margin of appreciation ; The relationship between Human rights law and the Law of armed conflict

Part VI: The road ahead. Introduction / Joel Rosenthal

The Laws of war after Kosovo / Adam Roberts

Propositions on the Law of war after the Kosovo campaign / Ruth Wedgwood

Commentary / Rein Müllerson

Commentary / Horace B. Robertson, Jr.

Discussion. Does the US have a unilateralist approach to International law? ; Is there a right of humanitarian intervention?

Humanitarian intervention: ethically right, although legally wrong? ; Is there a link between the jus ad bellum and the jus in bello? ; Critiquing the report to the prosecutor ; Applying the Law of armed conflict in the future

Appendix A. Final report to the prosecutor by the Committee established to review the NATO bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Appendix B. Contributors.

Notes:

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.

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OCLC:

701731981

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