Full Description
The world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws of armed conflict, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this highly topical branch of international law. The Yearbook also includes a selection of documents from the reporting period, many of which are not accessible elsewhere, and a comprehensive bibliography of all recent publications in humanitarian law and other relevant fields. Ease of use of the Yearbook is guaranteed by the inclusion of a detailed index.
Distinguished by its topicality and contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers and students.
Contents
Articles.- Assessing Proportionality: Moral Complexity and Legal Rules.- Conventional Weapons and Weapons Reviews.- Customary International Humanitarian Law: Some Reflections on the ICRC Study.- The International Law of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.- Current Developments.- The Year in Review.- International Criminal Courts Round-Up.- Crystallising an Emblem: On the Adoption of the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions.- The Darfur Referral of the Security Council and the Scope of the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.- Israel and the Fourth Geneva Convention: On the ICJ Advisory Opinion Concerning the Separation Barrier.- The Israeli Disengagement from the Gaza Strip: An End of the Occupation?.- Faraway, So Close: The Legal Status of Gaza After Israel's Disengagement.- Correspondents' Reports.- Correspondents' Reports.
