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The 'War on Terror' and the Framework of International Lawby Helen Duffy
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 62.00The acts of lawlessness committed on September 11 were followed by a 'war on terror'. This book sets out the essential features of the international legal framework against which the 9/11 attacks and the lawfulness of measures taken in response thereto fall to be assessed. more...
Implementing International Humanitarian Lawby Yusuf Aksar
Routledge 2004; US$ 54.95This book examines the international humanitarian law rules and their application by the ad hoc tribunals with regard to the substantive laws of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR). more...
Reading Humanitarian Interventionby Anne Orford; James Crawford; John Bell
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 46.00During the 1990s, humanitarian intervention seemed to promise a world in which human rights would be privileged over national interests or imperial ambitions. Orford argues that humanitarian intervention had far more exploitative effects. What, if anything, has been lost in the move from humanitarian intervention to the war on terror? more...
Accountability of Armed Opposition Groups in International Lawby Liesbeth Zegveld; James Crawford; John Bell
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 49.00Most conflicts are internal, yet under international law, accountability for acts committed by armed groups is unclear. These groups should be legally identified, argues Liesbeth Zegveld, in this award-winning scholarship. Of interest to academics, postgraduate students and professionals involved with armed conflict and international relations. more...
Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Lawby Charlotte Ku; Harold K. Jacobson
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 42.00Nine 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 organizations, and democratic armed forces. more...
Refugee Protection in International Lawby Erika Feller; Volker Türk; Frances Nicholson
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 67.00Millions of people are today forced to flee persecution. This book examines key challenges the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees faces, on the basis of nine papers by eminent international refugee lawyers, which were then discussed at an expert roundtable meeting in 2001 as part of UNHCR's Global Consultations on International Protection. more...
War, Aggression and Self-Defenceby Yoram Dinstein
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 relations and military studies. more...
The Law of Internal Armed Conflictby Lindsay Moir; James Crawford; John Bell
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 58.00Moir examines the laws designed to protect civilians in internal armed conflict. He traces the development of international law from the nineteenth century to conflicts in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia; how human rights can protect during armed conflict; and how effectively (and by whom) the rules can be enforced. more...
Innocent Civiliansby Colm McKeogh
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2002; US$ 140.00Why is it that soldiers may be killed in war but civilians may not be killed? By tracing the evolution of the principle of non-combatant immunity in Western thought from its medieval religious origins to its modern legal status, Colm McKeogh attempts to answer this question. In doing so he highlights the unsuccessful attempts to reconcile warfare with our civilization's most fundamental principles of justice. more...
International Human Rights and Humanitarian Lawby René Provost; James Crawford; John Bell
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 49.00How do international human rights and humanitarian law protect vulnerable individuals during peace and war? Provost analyses systemic similarities and differences between the two to examine how they are each built to achieve their similar goal. more...