The Changing Face of Conflict and the Efficacy of International Humanitarian Law

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-90-411-1180-7
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 256 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 573 g

Reihe: International Humanitarian Law Series

It is indisputable that the way armed conflict is conducted has changed dramatically in the last half of the twentieth century. The contributions to this volume accept the reality of these changes and seek to assess the efficacy of certain aspects of international humanitarian law.

The volume commences with a critical evaluation of the 1977 Protocols additional to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. Subsequent chapters consider:

increasing protection for women and minorities in armed conflict

efforts to control the weapons of war

identifying the law applicable to peace operations; and

current developments in the enforcement of international humanitarian law.

One general theme which emerges from a number of chapters is the importance of the relationship between international humanitarian law and other relevant areas of international law. Most of the contributors also applaud recent developments towards effective enforcement of the established principles of this important area of international law.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Durham, Helen

McCormack, Timothy L H

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Friedenssicherung, Krisenintervention
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword; A. Gilbert. Editors' Preface. Acknowledgements. Notes on Contributors. Part I: Overview. 1. A Critique of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 1949; C. Greenwood. Part II: Increasing Protection for Victims of Conflict. 2. Women: The Forgotten Victims of Armed Conflict? C. Chinkin. 3. Protection of Minorities in General International Law and in International Humanitarian Law; D. Thürer. Part III: Controlling the Weapons of War. 4. The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law and Arms Control; R.J. Mathews, T.L.H. McCormack. 5. Towards a Definition of `Superfluous Injury or Unnecessary Suffering'; R.M. Coupland. Part IV: Identifying the Law Applicable to Peace Operations. 6. Legal Constraints on Military Personnel Deployed on Peacekeeping Operations; G.J. Cartledge. 7. Responsibility for Public Security in Peace Operations; M.J. Kelly. Part V: Enforcing the Rules of International Humanitarian Law. 8. National Prosecutions of War Crimes and the Rule of Law; G. Triggs. 9. International Criminal Law and the ad hoc Tribunals; H. Durham. 10. Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law; G.J. Skillen. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Helen Durham is the Legal Adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Delegation for the Pacific. She has a Law and Arts degree (1992) and a Doctorate of Juridical Science (1999) from The University of Melbourne.
Tracey Gurd works as a Program Coordinator with the International Justice section of the Open Society Justice Initiative in New York. She received a combined Law and Arts degree from A.N.U. (Canberra, 1998) and her Masters in Public and International Law (2002) from The University of Melbourne.