...very good news for all those interested in international humanitarian law. The reader will find a wealth of useful materials and statements on the law applicable in time of armed conflict. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Darfur relied heavily upon an advance copy of the Manual in its findings about the law applicable in internal armed conflicts.

• 1. Historical and General Background ; 2. Basic Principles of the Law of Armed Conflict ; 3. The Applicability of the Law of Armed Conflict ; 4. The Armed Forces of the Belligerents ; 5. The Conduct of Hostilities ; 6. Weapons ; 7. The Wounded, Sick, and Dead and Medical Services ; 8. Prisoners of War ; 9. Protection of Civilians in the Hands of a Party to the Conflict ; 10. Negotiations Between Belligerents ; 11. Occupied Territory ; 12. Air Operations ; 13. Maritime Warfare ; 14. Application of the Law of Armed Conflict During Peace Support Operations ; 15. Internal Armed Conflict ; 16. Enforcement of the Law of Armed Conflict ; Appendices: Documents and Materials ; A. Geneva Convention I 1949: Annexes ; B. Geneva Convention II 1949: Annex ; C. Geneva Convention III 1949: Annexes ; D. Geneva Convention IV 1949: Annexes ; E. Additional Protocol I 1977: Annexes ; F. Hague Cultural Property Convention 1954, Article 16 ; G. Annex to the Amended Mines Protocol

...very good news for all those interested in international humanitarian law. The reader will find a wealth of useful materials and statements on the law applicable in time of armed conflict. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Darfur relied heavily upon an advance copy of the Manual in its findings about the law applicable in internal armed conflicts.

• 1. Historical and General Background ; 2. Basic Principles of the Law of Armed Conflict ; 3. The Applicability of the Law of Armed Conflict ; 4. The Armed Forces of the Belligerents ; 5. The Conduct of Hostilities ; 6. Weapons ; 7. The Wounded, Sick, and Dead and Medical Services ; 8. Prisoners of War ; 9. Protection of Civilians in the Hands of a Party to the Conflict ; 10. Negotiations Between Belligerents ; 11. Occupied Territory ; 12. Air Operations ; 13. Maritime Warfare ; 14. Application of the Law of Armed Conflict During Peace Support Operations ; 15. Internal Armed Conflict ; 16. Enforcement of the Law of Armed Conflict ; Appendices: Documents and Materials ; A. Geneva Convention I 1949: Annexes ; B. Geneva Convention II 1949: Annex ; C. Geneva Convention III 1949: Annexes ; D. Geneva Convention IV 1949: Annexes ; E. Additional Protocol I 1977: Annexes ; F. Hague Cultural Property Convention 1954, Article 16 ; G. Annex to the Amended Mines Protocol

...very good news for all those interested in international humanitarian law. The reader will find a wealth of useful materials and statements on the law applicable in time of armed conflict. The UN Commission of Inquiry on Darfur relied heavily upon an advance copy of the Manual in its findings about the law applicable in internal armed conflicts.

• 1. Historical and General Background ; 2. Basic Principles of the Law of Armed Conflict ; 3. The Applicability of the Law of Armed Conflict ; 4. The Armed Forces of the Belligerents ; 5. The Conduct of Hostilities ; 6. Weapons ; 7. The Wounded, Sick, and Dead and Medical Services ; 8. Prisoners of War ; 9. Protection of Civilians in the Hands of a Party to the Conflict ; 10. Negotiations Between Belligerents ; 11. Occupied Territory ; 12. Air Operations ; 13. Maritime Warfare ; 14. Application of the Law of Armed Conflict During Peace Support Operations ; 15. Internal Armed Conflict ; 16. Enforcement of the Law of Armed Conflict ; Appendices: Documents and Materials ; A. Geneva Convention I 1949: Annexes ; B. Geneva Convention II 1949: Annex ; C. Geneva Convention III 1949: Annexes ; D. Geneva Convention IV 1949: Annexes ; E. Additional Protocol I 1977: Annexes ; F. Hague Cultural Property Convention 1954, Article 16 ; G. Annex to the Amended Mines Protocol