Over the past ten years the content and application of
international law in armed conflict has changed dramatically. This
Oxford Handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive study
of the role of international law in armed conflict and engages in a
broad analysis of international humanitarian law, human rights law,
refugee law, international criminal law, environmental law, and the
law on the use of force. With an international group of expert
contributors, the Handbook has a global, multi-disciplinary
perspective on the place of law in war. The Handbook consists of 32
chapters in seven parts. Part I provides the historical background
of international law in armed conflict and sets out its
contemporary challenges. Part II considers the relevant sources of
international law. Part III describes the different legal regimes:
land warfare, air warfare, maritime warfare, the law of occupation,
the law applicable to peace operations, and the law of neutrality.
Part IV introduces crucial concepts in humanitarian law: the use of
weapons, proportionality, the principle of distinction, and
internal armed conflict. Part V looks at rights issues: life,
torture, fair trials, the environment, economic, social and
cultural rights, the protection of cultural property, and the human
rights of members of the armed forces. Part VI covers key issues in
times of conflict: the use of force, terrorism, unlawful
combatants, mercenaries, forced migration, and issues of gender.
Part VII deals with accountability for war crimes, the
responsibility of non-state actors, compensation before national
courts, and, finally, transitional justice.
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