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 95
... limited by Geneva Convention III , 1949 Protocol I , 1977 , the Hague Regulations and customary law . Sometimes the number involved in a surrender is so large that a captor finds it inconvenient to treat them in the normal way or ...
... limited by Geneva Convention III , 1949 Protocol I , 1977 , the Hague Regulations and customary law . Sometimes the number involved in a surrender is so large that a captor finds it inconvenient to treat them in the normal way or ...
Page 173
... limited war , " especially when major powers are not directly involved in hostilities among themselves , " the rights of neutrals tend to receive general recognition . This is largely because dis- regard of such rights might be treated ...
... limited war , " especially when major powers are not directly involved in hostilities among themselves , " the rights of neutrals tend to receive general recognition . This is largely because dis- regard of such rights might be treated ...
Page 354
... limited by virtue of Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations which only recognises the right of self - defence for the purpose of frustrating an armed attack , the argument being that action taken even during conflict must be ...
... limited by virtue of Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations which only recognises the right of self - defence for the purpose of frustrating an armed attack , the argument being that action taken even during conflict must be ...
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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