Kerim Yildiz is the founder and Executive Director of the Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) and is a recognised expert on the Kurdish regions. Susan Breau is Professor of International Law at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia and is well-regarded for her work in the field of the law of armed conflict and international human rights law.

"This book is a groundbreaking analysis of the on-going conflict waged by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey and its spill over into northern Iraq in terms of the international law of war"Michael M. Gunter; The Middle East Journal 65 (Winter 2011), pp. 152-54

• 1. Historical Background 2. The International Law of Armed Conflict – Jus in Bello 3. Common Article 3. Customary International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law and Minimum Humanitarian Standards Applicable to the Conflict in Southeast Turkey 4. Belligerents 5. The International Law of Armed Conflict – Jus ad Bellum 6. Terrorism, the Law of Armed Conflict and the PKK 7. Terrorism: Historical Engagement and the Global War on Terror 8. Self-Determination: Models for a Political Solution 9. International Humanitarian Law: Recognition of the Conflict as a Basis for Constructive Political Dialogue and Peace-Building

Kerim Yildiz is the founder and Executive Director of the Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP) and is a recognised expert on the Kurdish regions. Susan Breau is Professor of International Law at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia and is well-regarded for her work in the field of the law of armed conflict and international human rights law.

"This book is a groundbreaking analysis of the on-going conflict waged by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey and its spill over into northern Iraq in terms of the international law of war"Michael M. Gunter; The Middle East Journal 65 (Winter 2011), pp. 152-54

• 1. Historical Background 2. The International Law of Armed Conflict – Jus in Bello 3. Common Article 3. Customary International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law and Minimum Humanitarian Standards Applicable to the Conflict in Southeast Turkey 4. Belligerents 5. The International Law of Armed Conflict – Jus ad Bellum 6. Terrorism, the Law of Armed Conflict and the PKK 7. Terrorism: Historical Engagement and the Global War on Terror 8. Self-Determination: Models for a Political Solution 9. International Humanitarian Law: Recognition of the Conflict as a Basis for Constructive Political Dialogue and Peace-Building