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The International Law of Belligerent Occupation
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 41.00Yoram Dinstein examines the legislative, judicial and executive rights of the Occupying Power and its obligations to the civilian population. more...
Striking First: Preemption and Prevention in International Conflict
Princeton University Press 2011; US$ 17.95Does the United States have the right to defend itself by striking first, or must it wait until an attack is in progress? Is the Bush Doctrine of aggressive preventive action a justified and legal recourse against threats posed by terrorists and rogue states? Tackling one of the most controversial policy issues of the post-September 11 world, Michael... more...
Unlawful Attacks in Combat Situations
BRILL 2007; US$ 152.00Death and destruction are unavoidable effects of war and combat situations. The fact that people have been killed or injured or property has been destroyed should not encourage anyone to rush to the conclusion that war crimes have been committed. more...
Human Rights Protection in the Field
BRILL 2006; US$ 233.00Many shocking violations of human rights are taking place in conflicts, crises, and emergencies around the world. This book examines the need for protection in the field, surveys the experiences of the different human rights and humanitarian organizations, and assesses what works and what does not work. more...
Countermeasures, the Non-Injured State and the Idea of International Community
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 160.00This book explores the contentious topic of how collective and community issues should be protected and enforced in international law. Elena Katselli Proukaki takes a detailed look at the issue of third-State countermeasures, and considers the work the International Law Commission has done in this area. The volume addresses both the theory and practice... more...
The Challenge of Conflict
BRILL 2006; US$ 285.00Presents a collection of an integrated body of essays that provide a comprehensive range of viewpoints on how international legal and political mechanisms can address the catastrophic consequences of deadly conflict in the modern world. 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...
The Concept of Non-International Armed Conflict in International Humanitarian Law
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 85.00An examination of the concept of non-international armed conflict in international humanitarian law. more...
Counter-Terrorism and Beyond
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 42.95This book considers the increasing trend towards a ?culture of control? in democratic countries. The post-9/11 counter-terrorism laws in nations such as the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia provide a stark demonstration of this trend. These laws share a focus on the pre-emption of crime, restrictions on the right to liberty of non-suspects, limited... more...
International Authority and the Responsibility to Protect
Cambridge University Press 2011; US$ 33.00A study, from Hobbes to the UN, of attempts to ground authority on the capacity to guarantee protection. more...









