Underground Warfare

AvDaphné Richemond-Barak

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Underground warfare, a tactic of yesteryear, has re-emerged as a global and rapidly diffusing threat. This book is the first of its kind to examine tunnel warfare in a systematic and comprehensive way, addressing the legal issues while keeping in mind operational and strategic challenges. Like many other aspects of contemporary warfare, the renewed use of the subterranean in armed conflict presents a challenge for democracies wishing to abide by the law.To Dr. Richemond-Barak, this challenge has not only been under-explored, it is also largely underestimated by the community of states, security experts, and public opinion. She analyzes traditional concepts of the laws of war as they relate to tunnels and underground operations, contemplating questions such as whether tunnels constitute legitimate targets, the assessment of proportionality in anti-tunnel operations, and the availability of advanced warning in this complex terrain. She also identifies issues that are unique to underground warfare, including those that arise when cross-border tunnels burrow under a state's own civilian infrastructure.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-01
Mått:234 x 163 x 22 mm
Vikt:618 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780190457242

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Folkrätt inom Juridik
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Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Daphné Richemond-Barak is Assistant Professor at the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy, and Senior Researcher and Head of the International Law Desk at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya. She is a renowned and prolific expert on public international law and international humanitarian law specializing in the law of armed conflict. She has written extensively on contemporary issues such as counterinsurgency law, human rights/humanitarian law convergence, non-state actors in armed conflict, private security military contractors, transnational terrorist groups, and intelligent defense systems.

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In the granular attention to operational realities that "Underground Warfare" provides, and in its use of analogies from other methods of warfare, Richemond-Barak's book provides a model for analyses of other military methods that have not so far received detailed assessments under the laws of armed conflict.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1. Tunnels in Conflict: From Ancient Uses to Contemporary Threats2. Underground Warfare: From a Tool of War to a Global Security Threat3. Sovereignty over the Underground4. Contending with Tunnels: Law, Strategy, and Methods5. Underground Warfare and the Jus ad Bellum6. Underground Warfare and the Jus in Bello: General Considerations7. Underground Warfare Near, By, and Against Civilians8. Conclusion Index