Conduct of Hostilities under the Law of International Armed Conflict
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781107544185
Subjects: War (international law); Aggression (international law)
Description: Focusing on recent issues arising in the course of hostilities between States, it explores the dividing line between lawful and unlawful combatants, the meaning of war crimes and command responsibility, the range of prohibited weapons, the distinction between combatants and civilians, the parameters of targeting and proportionality, the loss of protection from attack (including 'direct participation in hostilities') and special protection (granted, pre-eminently, to the environment and to cultural property).