Anne Peters is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg. She is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and an associate member of the Institut de Droit International. She is currently President of the German Society of International Law and a past President of the European Society of International Law. Jérôme de Hemptinne is a lecturer in International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law at the Universities of Utrecht and Louvain. He also teaches at Sciences-Po, and Lille Catholic University. He has previously worked at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the Office of Legal Counsel of the United Nations, and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Robert Kolb is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Geneva. He has worked as legal advisor for the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

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• Part I. The Need for Protecting Animals in Wartime: 1. Animals in wartime: a legal research agenda Anne Peters and Jérôme de Hemptinne; 2. Historical perspectives on animal involvement in wartime Clemens Wischermann; 3. Ecological effects of warfare on wildlife Joshua Daskin and Robert Pringle; 4. The protection of animals in wartime: rationale and challenges Heike Krieger and José Martinez Soria; Part II. The Protection of Animals in International and Non-International Armed Conflicts: 5. Animals as property and as objects Marco Roscini; 6. Animals as specially protected objects Sandra Krähenmann; 7. Animals as part of the environment Jérôme de Hemptinne; 8. Animals as endangered species Ayşe-Martina Böhringer and Thilo Marauhn; 9. Animals as war weapons Chris Jenks; 10. Animals as combatants and as prisoners of war? Jérôme de Hemptinne, Tadesse Kebebew and Joshua Joseph Niyo; 11. Animals as means of medical transport, search and rescue Jérôme de Hemptinne; 12. Veterinary personnel Katharine Fortin; Part III. The Protection of Animals in Specific Situations: 13. Animals in occupied territory Marco Longobardo; 14. Animals in protected zones Matthew Gillett; 15. Animals in sea warfare Etienne Henry; 16. Animals in disaster situations Giulio Bartolini; 17. Animals as means of military experimentation Veronika Bílková; Part IV. Enforcement Regimes for the Protection of Animals in Wartime: 18. Repression of International Crimes Manuel Ventura; 19. Reparation and rehabilitation Marina Lostal; 20. The special regime for wildlife trafficking Karsten Nowrot; 21. Enforcement powers of the United Nations Security Council Britta Sjöstedt; Part V. For Better Animal Protection and Enforcement Regimes in Wartime: 22. Towards an effective legal protection of animals in wartime: key findings and concluding recommendations Jérôme de Hemptinne, Anne Peters and Robert Kolb.

Anne Peters is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg. She is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and an associate member of the Institut de Droit International. She is currently President of the German Society of International Law and a past President of the European Society of International Law. Jérôme de Hemptinne is a lecturer in International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law at the Universities of Utrecht and Louvain. He also teaches at Sciences-Po, and Lille Catholic University. He has previously worked at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the Office of Legal Counsel of the United Nations, and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Robert Kolb is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Geneva. He has worked as legal advisor for the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

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• Part I. The Need for Protecting Animals in Wartime: 1. Animals in wartime: a legal research agenda Anne Peters and Jérôme de Hemptinne; 2. Historical perspectives on animal involvement in wartime Clemens Wischermann; 3. Ecological effects of warfare on wildlife Joshua Daskin and Robert Pringle; 4. The protection of animals in wartime: rationale and challenges Heike Krieger and José Martinez Soria; Part II. The Protection of Animals in International and Non-International Armed Conflicts: 5. Animals as property and as objects Marco Roscini; 6. Animals as specially protected objects Sandra Krähenmann; 7. Animals as part of the environment Jérôme de Hemptinne; 8. Animals as endangered species Ayşe-Martina Böhringer and Thilo Marauhn; 9. Animals as war weapons Chris Jenks; 10. Animals as combatants and as prisoners of war? Jérôme de Hemptinne, Tadesse Kebebew and Joshua Joseph Niyo; 11. Animals as means of medical transport, search and rescue Jérôme de Hemptinne; 12. Veterinary personnel Katharine Fortin; Part III. The Protection of Animals in Specific Situations: 13. Animals in occupied territory Marco Longobardo; 14. Animals in protected zones Matthew Gillett; 15. Animals in sea warfare Etienne Henry; 16. Animals in disaster situations Giulio Bartolini; 17. Animals as means of military experimentation Veronika Bílková; Part IV. Enforcement Regimes for the Protection of Animals in Wartime: 18. Repression of International Crimes Manuel Ventura; 19. Reparation and rehabilitation Marina Lostal; 20. The special regime for wildlife trafficking Karsten Nowrot; 21. Enforcement powers of the United Nations Security Council Britta Sjöstedt; Part V. For Better Animal Protection and Enforcement Regimes in Wartime: 22. Towards an effective legal protection of animals in wartime: key findings and concluding recommendations Jérôme de Hemptinne, Anne Peters and Robert Kolb.