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Research paper thumbnail of Constraints on the waging of war: An introduction to international humanitarian law

Events such as the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia; between Iraq and Iran or Ethiopia an... more Events such as the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia; between Iraq and Iran or Ethiopia and Eritrea; in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Rwanda, the Congo, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Colombia, remind us day after day of the cruelty of war and the suffering, death and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Geneva Conventions as Customary Law, The

Am. J. Int'l L., Jan 1, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of International Humanitarian Law and the Tadic Case

Eur. J. Int'l L., Jan 1, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Custom, power and the power of rules: international relations and customary international law

This book sets out to explain the most foundational aspect of international law in international ... more This book sets out to explain the most foundational aspect of international law in international relations terms. By doing so it goes straight to the central problem of international law -that although legally speaking all States are equal, socially speaking they clearly are not. As such it is an ambitious and controversial book which will be of interest to all international relations scholars and students and practitioners of international law.

Research paper thumbnail of Trashing Customary International Law

The American Journal of International Law, Jan 1, 1987

... in this process is simply to identify which acts out of many have legal consequence ... ed. 1... more ... in this process is simply to identify which acts out of many have legal consequence ... ed. 1974); Reisman & McDougal, Humanitarian Intervention to Protect the Ibos,'m Humanitarian Intervention and the ... 7 Consider the recent (1986) US raid on Libya, or the frequent Israeli raids on ...

Research paper thumbnail of Rape as a crime under international humanitarian law

The American Journal of International Law, Jan 1, 1993

... and massive atrocities in former Yugoslavia, especially in Bosnia-Hercegovina, to persuade th... more ... and massive atrocities in former Yugoslavia, especially in Bosnia-Hercegovina, to persuade the Security Council that the commission of those atrocities constitutes a threat to international peace, and that the creation of an ad hoc international criminal tribunal would contribute to ...

Research paper thumbnail of Study on customary international humanitarian law

… Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law …, Jan 1, 2005

This article explains the rationale behind a study on customary international humanitarian law re... more This article explains the rationale behind a study on customary international humanitarian law recently undertaken by the ICRC at the request of the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. It describes the methodology used and how the study was organized ...

Research paper thumbnail of Customary international humanitarian law

Page 1. Customary International Humanitarian Law Volume I: Rules Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Louise... more Page 1. Customary International Humanitarian Law Volume I: Rules Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Louise Doswald-Beck ICRC Page 2. chapter 1 DISTINCTION BETWEEN CIVILIANS AND COMBATANTS Rule 1. The parties to ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Continuing Role of Custom in the Formation of International Humanitarian Law

American Journal of International Law, Jan 1, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Constraints on the waging of war: An introduction to international humanitarian law

Events such as the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia; between Iraq and Iran or Ethiopia an... more Events such as the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia; between Iraq and Iran or Ethiopia and Eritrea; in Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Rwanda, the Congo, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Colombia, remind us day after day of the cruelty of war and the suffering, death and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Geneva Conventions as Customary Law, The

Am. J. Int'l L., Jan 1, 1987

Research paper thumbnail of International Humanitarian Law and the Tadic Case

Eur. J. Int'l L., Jan 1, 1996

Research paper thumbnail of Custom, power and the power of rules: international relations and customary international law

This book sets out to explain the most foundational aspect of international law in international ... more This book sets out to explain the most foundational aspect of international law in international relations terms. By doing so it goes straight to the central problem of international law -that although legally speaking all States are equal, socially speaking they clearly are not. As such it is an ambitious and controversial book which will be of interest to all international relations scholars and students and practitioners of international law.

Research paper thumbnail of Trashing Customary International Law

The American Journal of International Law, Jan 1, 1987

... in this process is simply to identify which acts out of many have legal consequence ... ed. 1... more ... in this process is simply to identify which acts out of many have legal consequence ... ed. 1974); Reisman & McDougal, Humanitarian Intervention to Protect the Ibos,'m Humanitarian Intervention and the ... 7 Consider the recent (1986) US raid on Libya, or the frequent Israeli raids on ...

Research paper thumbnail of Rape as a crime under international humanitarian law

The American Journal of International Law, Jan 1, 1993

... and massive atrocities in former Yugoslavia, especially in Bosnia-Hercegovina, to persuade th... more ... and massive atrocities in former Yugoslavia, especially in Bosnia-Hercegovina, to persuade the Security Council that the commission of those atrocities constitutes a threat to international peace, and that the creation of an ad hoc international criminal tribunal would contribute to ...

Research paper thumbnail of Study on customary international humanitarian law

… Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law …, Jan 1, 2005

This article explains the rationale behind a study on customary international humanitarian law re... more This article explains the rationale behind a study on customary international humanitarian law recently undertaken by the ICRC at the request of the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. It describes the methodology used and how the study was organized ...

Research paper thumbnail of Customary international humanitarian law

Page 1. Customary International Humanitarian Law Volume I: Rules Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Louise... more Page 1. Customary International Humanitarian Law Volume I: Rules Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Louise Doswald-Beck ICRC Page 2. chapter 1 DISTINCTION BETWEEN CIVILIANS AND COMBATANTS Rule 1. The parties to ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Continuing Role of Custom in the Formation of International Humanitarian Law

American Journal of International Law, Jan 1, 1996

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