The Contemporary Law of Armed ConflictThis edition brings the work up to date, examining the significance of the World Court's Opinion on the legality of the nuclear weapon and exploring the laser weapon agreement, the mines treaty, the jurisprudence of two war crimes tribunals and the role of the proposed International Criminal Court. |
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Page 39
... apply to any land , air or sea warfare which may affect the civilian population , individual civilians or civilian objects on land . They further apply to all attacks from the sea or from the air against objectives on land but do not ...
... apply to any land , air or sea warfare which may affect the civilian population , individual civilians or civilian objects on land . They further apply to all attacks from the sea or from the air against objectives on land but do not ...
Page 333
... apply conventional law but instead is mandated to apply customary interna- tional law . Therefore , the element of internationality forms no jurisdictional crite- rion even if the Hague Convention [ IV in which the term first appears ] ...
... apply conventional law but instead is mandated to apply customary interna- tional law . Therefore , the element of internationality forms no jurisdictional crite- rion even if the Hague Convention [ IV in which the term first appears ] ...
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... apply the principles of the Conventions ' as scrupu- lously as possible ' . " 3 Should there be no agreement to bring the Conventions into operation , the United Nations Force would be obliged in its relations with the adverse party to ...
... apply the principles of the Conventions ' as scrupu- lously as possible ' . " 3 Should there be no agreement to bring the Conventions into operation , the United Nations Force would be obliged in its relations with the adverse party to ...
Contents
The legality of war and the law of armed conflict | 1 |
The history and sources of the law of armed conflict | 20 |
International and noninternational armed conflict | 54 |
Copyright | |
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