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Das humanitäre Völkerrecht in modernen asymmetrischen Konflikten.
Duncker & Humblot 2012; US$ 75.48Hauptbeschreibung Konflikte wie in Afghanistan oder Israel und Palästina zeigen, dass staatliche Streitkräfte bei den Kämpfen immer öfter auf Zivilpersonen und zivile Objekte treffen. In diesen asymmetrischen Konflikten reagiert die überlegene Partei auf die zunehmenden terroristischen Methoden des Unterlegenen vermehrt mit gezielten Tötungen und... more...
International Law and the Use of Armed Force
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95Since the UN Charter came into effect in 1945, there have been numerous incidents in which one or more of the five major powers (at least arguably) violated the Charter's Article 2(4) prohibition of force. Such incidents notwithstanding, this book demonstrates how the Charter restrains the major powers' military actions. As an instrument of international... more...
UN-Schutzzonen - Ein Schutzinstrument für verfolgte Personen?: Eine Analyse anhand der internationalen Schutzzonen im Irak, in Ruanda und ... Recht und Völkerrecht) (German Edition)
Springer 2010; US$ 84.99In den 90er Jahren etablierte sich die Idee internationaler Schutzzonen in Kriegsgebieten. So initiierten die USA im Jahr 1990 safe havens im Nordirak für die Kurden, verkündete der UN-Sicherheitsrat 1993 in Bosnien-Herzegowina safe areas und wurden 1994 safe humanitarian zones in Ruanda unter französischer Führung errichtet. Vor dem Hintergrund der... more...
Armed Attack' and Article 51 of the UN Charter
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 100.00An examination of the scope of States' right of self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter in the post-9/11 security environment. more...
Nichtregierungsorganisationen als Akteure der Zivilgesellschaft
Springer 2012; US$ 47.99Als entscheidendes konstituierendes Merkmal moderner demokratischer Gesellschaften haben Konzepte von Zivilgesellschaft und zivilgesellschaftliches Handeln eine hohe praktisch-politische und wissenschaftstheoretische Bedeutung für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und die Stabilisierung von Nachkriegsgesellschaften. Gülcan Akkaya untersucht... more...
Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Law
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 44.00Nine democracies discussed (Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Norway, Russia, UK and US) contribute to military operations sanctioned by the UN and NATO. On whose authority, and with what oversight? This analysis of internationally-authorized armed interventions and democratic accountability raises concerns about the nation-state, international... more...
War, Aggression and Self-Defence
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 40.00Dinstein's comprehensive textbook introduces the legal issues of war, armed attack and self-defence. This third edition incorporates new materials including the Kosovo air campaign, 'humanitarian intervention' and recent Security Council resolutions. This remains an indispensable tool for students and practitioners of international law, international... more...
War, Aggression and Self-Defence
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 57.00Yoram Dinstein's seminal textbook is an essential guide to the legal issues of war and peace, armed attack, self-defence and enforcement measures taken under the aegis of the Security Council. This fourth edition incorporates new material, is rewritten to reflect recent State practice and remains highly readable and comprehensive. more...
The Threat of Force in International Law
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 34.00This book examines the relationship between military coercion and international law. more...
International Humanitarian Law
BRILL 2006; US$ 138.00Brings together a distinguished group of contributors whose essays chart the history, practice, and future of international humanitarian law. This work helps to inform where humanitarian law had its origins, how it has been shaped by world events, and why it can be employed to serve the future. more...









