The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law

This fully updated second edition the work previously known as The Handbook of Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts sets out an international 'manual' of humanitarian law in armed conflicts accompanied by case analysis and extensive explanatory commentary by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned experts. Topics examined include the historical development, legal basis, and scope of application of international humanitarian law; methods and means of combat; protection of the civilian population, and of the wounded, sick or shipwrecked, and of prisoners of war; the protection of cultural property; the law of neutrality; and the enforcement of international humanitarian law. This edition also incorporates new chapters covering the law of non-international armed conflicts and international peace operations. Highly topical issues including the role of the UN security council, the relevance of International Humanitarian Law in peacetime and post-conflict military operations, and enforcement through trials for war crimes in national and international courts are also discussed.

ISBN 0199232504   Pages 812 ISBN13 9780199232505 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press   Weight (grammes) 1372 Imprint Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Format Hardback   Height (mm) 242 Publication date 24 Jan 2008   Width (mm) 165 Library of Congress 2007043887   Spine width (mm) 47 DEWEY 341.67   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Introduction by Dieter Fleck
		Table of Abbreviations
		Table of International Instruments
		Table of Judgments and Decisions
1		Historical Development and Legal Basis by Christopher Greenwood		1
2		Scope of Application of Humanitarian Law by Christoper Greenwood		45
3		Combatants and Non-Combatants by Knut Ipsen		79
4		Methods and Means of Combat by Stefan Oeter		119
5		Protection of the Civilian Population by Hans-Peter Gasser		237
6		Protection of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked by Jaun K. Kleffner		325
7		Protection of Prisoners of War by Horst Fischer		367
8		Religious Personnel by Nilendra Kumar		419
9		Protection of Cultural Property by Roger O'Keefe		433
10		The Law of Armed Conflict at Sea by Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg		475
11		The Law of Neutrality by Michael Bothe		571
12		The Law of Non-International Armed Conflicts by Dieter Fleck		605
13		International Peace Operations by Ben F. Klappe		635
14		Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law by Rudiger Wolfrum and Dieter Fleck		675
		Annex: Distinctive Emblems		723
		Bibliography		725
		Index		759

...the work under review...has no equivalent at the present day, and is therefore absolutely necessary to everyone interested in IHL. Pierre-Emmanuel Dupont, Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Volume 3, 2, Spring 2009 ...although giving a clear, precise and definitive answer to the current challenges posed by modern international humanitarian law remains an uneasy task-this handbook may be regarded as a fundamental source of knowledge, as it is tailored to support legal advisors on the ground but also practising lawyers and academics with an interest in international humanitarian law. Davide Giovannelli, The Military Law and the Law of War Review 47, 2008 [This book's] comprehensive presentation of a not easily accessible body of law, its most thoroughly researched and well documented chapters, its clear structure and layout, as well as its easily traceable writing style make it a standard manual on international humanitarian law. European Journal of International Law, 20, 2009 The new edition of the Handbook of International Humanitarian Law gives an up-to-date and even more comprehensive look at international humanitarian law, that certainly tall those who are dealing with it in theory and practice will highly appreciate. Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Vol 21

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