Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law Volume 17, 2014

Herausgegeben:Gill, T. D.; Geiß, Robin; Krieger, Heike

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume commemorates the centenary of the FirstWorld War (1914-2014) and aims to capture 100 years of warfare evolution. Amongthe main issues addressed are the changing nature of means and methods ofwarfare, the law of weaponry, and challenges to humanitarian assistance andprotection of the civilian population affected by armed conflict. Specifictopics include the legal regime governing nuclear weapons, the prohibition ofchemical weapons and arms control, the evolution of naval warfare, asymmetricconflicts, the law of occupation and cultural property. A comprehensive Year in Review also describes themost important events and legal developments that took place in 2014.

The Yearbook ofInternational Humanitarian Law is the world's only annual publicationdevoted to the study of the laws governing armed conflict. It provides a trulyinternational forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusingon this crucial branch of international law. Distinguished by contemporaryrelevance, the Yearbook of InternationalHumanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves asa useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civilservants, diplomats, human rights workers and students.

Produktdetails

• Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law 17
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin / T.M.C. Asser Press
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-94-6265-089-3
• 1st ed. 2016
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 745g
• ISBN-13: 9789462650893
• ISBN-10: 9462650896
• Artikelnr.: 43504826

Autorenporträt

Heike Krieger, Dr. iur., Univ-Professorin für Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht am Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft der Freien Universität Berlin seit 2006. Richterin des Verfassungsgerichtshofes des Landes Berlin seit 2007. Interessenschwerpunkte: Verfassungsrecht, Völkerrecht, Menschenrechtsschutz, Rechtsvergleichung im Öffentlichen Recht.

Inhaltsangabe

The Evolution in the Legal Protection of Victims of Armed Conflict.- One Hundred Years of Chemical Warfare and Disarmament: Then and Now.- Warfare 1914-2014: The Most Violent Century in Human History.- The Prohibition to Use Chemical Weapons.- The Evolution of Legal Approaches to Controlling Nuclear and Radiological Weapons and Combating the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism.- The Development of the Law of Naval Warfare from the 19^th to the 21^st Century - Some Select Issues.- From Inter-State and Symmetric to Intra-State and Asymmetric: Changing Methods of Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict in the 100 Years since World War One.- Humanitarian Activities Carried Out Across Borders in Times of Armed Conflict in the Light of State Sovereignty and International Humanitarian Law.- Legal Challenges in the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance: The Case of Non-International Armed Conflicts.- A Century of the Law of Occupation.- Casualties of Armed Conflict: Protecting Cultural Property.- Year in Review 2014.- Military Advantage: A Matter of "Value", Strategy and Tactics.