Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan

Less-Lethal Weapons under International Law

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book will appeal to academics with interests in the use of weapons within different legal regimes, including arms control treaties, humanitarian, human rights and criminal law. Furthermore, the book is addressed at policymakers and public authorities who encounter less-lethal weapons in practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 537g
• ISBN-13: 9781108840941
• ISBN-10: 1108840949
• Artikelnr.: 59987218

Autorenporträt

Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan is Researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin as well as the International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons (iPRAW). Prior to that, she was Researcher and Lecturer at the Institute for Public International Law, Air Law and International Relations at Johannes Kepler University Linz.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Definition, Characterization and Categorization of Less-Lethal Weapons
1. Definition of Non-Lethal Weapons by the UN DoD and Nato
2. Non-Lethal Weapons - A Misnomer
3. The Definition and Characteristics of Less-Lethal Weapons according to the UN Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement
4. Categorization of Less-Lethal Weapons
Part II. Less-Lethal Weapons and International Law
1. Arms Control Treaties
2. Humanitarian Law
3. International Criminal Law
4. International Human Rights Law
Part III. International Law Guidelines on Less-Lethal Weapons
1. Unlawful Weapons
2. Anti-Matérial Weapons
3. Acoustic Weapons
4. Biochemical Weapons
5. Electrical Weapons
6. Electromagnetic Weapons
7. Kinetic Energy Weapons
8. Optical Weapons
Conclusion.