Jeroen van den Boogaard (Universiteit van Amsterdam)

Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law

Refocusing the Balance in Practice

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Produktbeschreibung

This book seeks to clarify how soldiers must apply the proportionality rule during armed conflict, providing concrete examples for how this must be done. The book argues that a refocus of the interpretation of the proportionality rule in international humanitarian law is warranted to enhance the protection of civilians.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781108845137
• ISBN-10: 1108845134
• Artikelnr.: 65688568

Autorenporträt

Dr Jeroen van den Boogaard is legal counsel for international law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and lecturer in international humanitarian law at the University of Amsterdam. He holds an LL.M. from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. IHL proportionality in international law
3. Other standards of moderation in international humanitarian law
4. The concept of proportionality in international humanitarian law
5. Proportionality in context
6. Components of the equation
7. Proportionality in practice
8. Assessing proportionality
9. Determining excessiveness and a plea for tilting the balance towards humanity.