International law and armed conflict
Subtitle: exploring the faultlines : essays in honour of Yoram Dinstein
By: edited by Michael N. Schmitt and Jelena Pejic.
Contributors: Schmitt, Michael N.; Pejic, Jelena.; Dinstein, Yoram.
Series: International humanitarian law series -- v. 15
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Leiden, The Netherlands; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 586
ISBN-13: 9789004154285
Subjects: Dinstein, Yoram; War (International law)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A revival of the just war theory? / Ivan Shearer; title: Rethinking collective security / Thomas Franck; title: Topographies of force / Dino Kritsiotis; title: Claims to pre-emptive uses of force : some trends and projections and their implications for world order / W. Michael Reisman and Andrea Armstrong; title: The temporal dimension of self-defense : anticipation, pre-emption, prevention and immediacy / Terry D. Gill; title: Responding to transnational terrorism under the jus ad bellum : a normative framework / Michael N. Schmitt; title: Is US adherence to the rule of law in international affairs feasible? / John F. Murphy; title: The military action in Iraq and international law / Ruth Wedgwood.; title: Ius ad bellum and ius in bello-the separation between the legality of the use of force and humanitarian rules to be respected in warfare : crucial or outdated? / Marco Sassoli; title: 21st century conflict and international humanitarian law : status quo or change? / Kenneth Watkin; title: The law of weaponry-is it adequate? / Bill Boothby; title: "Combatants"-substance or semantics? / Charles H.B. Garraway; title: "Unlawful/enemy combatants" : interpretations and consequences / Jelena Pejic; title: Ghosts in the machine : some legal issues concerning US military contractors in Iraq / Avril McDonald; title: Leaders, courtiers and command responsibility in Shakespeare / Theodor Meron; title: Civilian detentions in Iraq / Andru E. Wall; title: Transformative military occupation : applying the laws of war and human rights / Adam Roberts; title: The adequacy of international humanitarian law rules on belligerent occupation : to what extent may Security Council Resolution 1483 be considered a model for adjustment? /  Rüdiger Wolfrum; title: The separation fence in the International Court of Justice and the High Court of Justice : commonalities, differences and specifics /  Fania Domb; title: "Benevolent" third states in international armed conflicts : the myth of the irrelevance of the law of neutrality / Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg.