The law of armed conflict
Subtitle: constraints on the contemporary use of military force
By: edited by Howard M. Hensel.
Contributors: Hensel, Howard M.
Series: Global interdisciplinary studies series
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: War (International law); Prisoners of war -- Legal status, laws, etc; War victims -- Legal status, laws, etc; War on Terrorism, 2001-
Description: Howard Hensel brings together a group of scholars to address some of the contemporary normative and legal challenges and problems associated with the application of the concepts of war, the just conduct of war, and the law of armed conflict to 21st century warfare, arms control/disarmament.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Military necessity and the war against global terrorism / Gregory A. Raymond; title: Targeting regime leaders during armed hostilities : an effective way to achieve regime change? / Catherine Lotrionte; title: The protection of cultural objects during armed conflicts / Howard M. Hensel; title: The principle of civilian protection and contemporary armed conflict / Mika Nishimura Hayashi; title: Detention, the "War on Terror" and international law / Françoise J. Hampson; title: The impact of the War on Terror on the accountability of armed groups / George J. Andreopoulos; title: The war on terrorism : time for a new "wise war" framework /  April Morgan; title: Conclusion : amid normative and conceptual crisis / Richard Falk.