Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law – serie
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The Morality of the Laws of War
War, Law, and Murder
Inbunden, 2023
1318 kr
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Combatants are equal under the laws of armed conflict, regardless of whether the wars they fight are just or unjust, legal or illegal. They are permissible targets and can kill each other in battle. This basic feature of international law has been recently put into question by a group of moral …
Accountability for Mass Starvation
Testing the Limits of the Law
Av Bridget Conley, Alex de Waal m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1581 kr
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Famine is an age-old scourge that almost disappeared in our lifetime. Between 2000 and 2011 there were no famines and deaths in humanitarian emergencies were much reduced. The humanitarian agenda was ascendant. Then, in 2017, the United Nations identified four situations that threatened famine or …
The Arms Trade and International Criminal Law
Reframing Accountability for Complicit Weapon Suppliers
Inbunden, 2025
1384 kr
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Despite the establishment of UN embargoes, the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), and the EU Common Position, arms export regulation suffers from significant legal and practical limitations. This book critically evaluates the existing body of 'Arms Trade Law', highlighting its inadequacies in preventing …
The Defence of Mistake of Law in International Criminal Law
A Study on Ignorance and Blame
Av Antonio Coco
Inbunden, 2022
1450 kr
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The adage 'ignorance of the law is no excuse' is significantly inaccurate. Ignorance and mistake of law do, under certain circumstances, exclude responsibility both in national and international criminal law. This monograph updates the existing reviews of law and practice on the topic, aiming to go …
Fairness in International Criminal Trials
Inbunden, 2016
2518 kr
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With the acceptance of international criminal procedure as a self-sustaining discipline and as the tribunals established to try the most serious crimes in the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, and Rwanda have completed or are beginning to wind up their activities, the time is ripe for a critical …
Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict
Inbunden, 2016
1876 kr
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International law has long differentiated between international and non-international armed conflicts, traditionally regulating the former far more comprehensively than the latter. This is particularly stark in the case of detention, where the law of non-international armed conflict contains no …
To Serve the Enemy
Informers, Collaborators, and the Laws of Armed Conflict
Av Shane Darcy
Inbunden, 2019
1679 kr
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A constant yet oftentimes concealed practice in war has been the use of informers and collaborators by parties to an armed conflict. Despite the prevalence of such activity, and the serious and at times fatal consequences that befall those who collaborate with an enemy, international law applicable …
The Law of Maritime Blockade
Past, Present, and Future
Av Phillip Drew
Inbunden, 2017
1777 kr
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Although appearing to be a relatively benign method of warfare when viewed from a distance, a close examination of maritime blockade unveils a sinister character that can, in cases where countries are highly reliant on imports of foodstuffs to feed their populations, prove incredibly deadly, …
Non-Binding Norms in International Humanitarian Law
Efficacy, Legitimacy, and Legality
Inbunden, 2021
1450 kr
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This monograph examines and analyses the phenomenon of non-binding instruments (also known as 'soft law') in the law of armed conflict, or international humanitarian law. In the past 30 years, there have been several non-binding instruments created, designed as either 'best practice' guidelines, or …
Internationalized Armed Conflicts in International Law
Av Kubo Macak
Inbunden, 2018
2017 kr
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This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of factors that transform a prima facie non-international armed conflict (NIAC) into an international armed conflict (IAC) and the consequences that follow from this process of internationalization. It examines in detail the historical development …
The Right to Life in Armed Conflict
Av Ian Park
Inbunden, 2018
1679 kr
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The application of the right to life during armed conflict is an issue that polarizes opinion and generates considerable debate. Many believe that human rights law has no place in armed conflict, yet the European Court of Human Rights, and domestic courts, have ruled that it can apply. The exact …
Organizing Rebellion
Non-State Armed Groups under International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights Law, and International Criminal Law
Inbunden, 2018
2290 kr
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The number of non-state actors, in the past not accountable for committing international crimes or violating human rights, is proliferating rapidly. Their ways of operating evolve, with some groups being increasingly fragmented and others organizing transnationally or in cyber space. As non-state …
Proving International Crimes
Inbunden, 2024
1384 kr
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Proving International Crimes elucidates how international criminal tribunals have tackled the immense and complex task of proving international crimes such as genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The challenges posed by the scale and scope of these crimes and the distance in time and …
Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict
Häftad, 2020
492 kr
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International law has long differentiated between international and non-international armed conflicts, traditionally regulating the former far more comprehensively than the latter. This is particularly stark in the case of detention, where the law of non-international armed conflict contains no …
Doing Justice to History
Confronting the Past in International Criminal Courts
Inbunden, 2021
1953 kr
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As communities struggle to make sense of mass atrocities, expectations have increasingly been placed on international criminal courts to render authoritative historical accounts of episodes of mass violence. Taking these expectations as its point of departure, this book seeks to understand …
Rules of Engagement and the International Law of Military Operations
Inbunden, 2020
2248 kr
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The book systematically analyses the relationship and interaction between rules of engagement (ROE) and the legal framework regulating armed conflicts, both at the international and national levels. At the international level, the relationship between ROE and human rights law and international …
The Humanitarian Civilian
How the Idea of Distinction Circulates Within and Beyond International Humanitarian Law
Inbunden, 2021
1995 kr
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In international humanitarian law (IHL), the principle of distinction delineates the difference between the civilian and the combatant, and it safeguards the former from being intentionally targeted in armed conflicts. This monograph explores the way in which the idea of distinction circulates …
International Criminal Tribunals and Domestic Accountability
In the Court's Shadow
Inbunden, 2023
1581 kr
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In the 1990s, the promise of justice for atrocity crimes was associated with the revival of international criminal tribunals (ICTs). More recently, however, there has been a renewed emphasis on domestic accountability for international crimes across the globe. In identifying a 'complementarity …
The Use of Force against Individuals in War under International Law
A Social Ontological Approach
Av Ka Lok Yip
Inbunden, 2022
1450 kr
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Is it legal to kill, or capture and confine, someone in war? Is this relevant or wise to ask in the reality of war? What does 'legal' actually mean in the labyrinth of overlapping international laws?This volume explores the meaning, relevance, and wisdom of questioning the 'legality' of the use of …
International Law and the Investigation of Transnational Crimes
Av Yurika Ishii
Inbunden, 2025
1646 kr
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Obtaining information and evidence abroad remains the main challenge in suppressing transnational crimes. Law enforcement mechanisms, however, have evolved with the globalization of markets and the digitization of information.Situated at the intersection of public international law, domestic law, …
Development of International Humanitarian Law by the International Criminal Tribunals
Av Robert Cryer
Inbunden, 2015
1097 kr
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In response to some of the most protracted and brutal conflicts of the last twenty years, the United Nations has created several ad hoc criminal tribunals tasked with bringing the perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of genocide to justice. This book analyses the …
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon
Law and Practice
Av ALAMUDDIN ET AL, Amal Alamuddin m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
2712 kr
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This book provides a full analytical overview of the establishment and functioning of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the newest and most controversial of the UN-sponsored international criminal courts. In 2005, Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri was assassinated in a huge blast that …
Rwanda's Gacaca Courts
Between Retribution and Reparation
Inbunden, 2012
2047 kr
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Rwanda's Gacaca courts provide an innovative response to the genocide of 1994. Incorporating elements of both African dispute resolution and of Western-style criminal courts, Gacaca courts are in line with recent trends to revive traditional grassroots mechanisms as a way of addressing a violent …
