The companion to international humanitarian law / / edited by Drazan Djukic, Niccolo Pons.

This important and unique volume begins with seven essays that discuss the contemporary challenges to implementing international humanitarian law. Its second and largest section comprises 263 entries covering the vast majority of IHL concepts. Written by a wide range of experts, each entry explains...

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Superior document:International humanitarian law series ; Volume 55
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2018.
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:International humanitarian law series ; Volume 55.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xl, 719 pages).
Notes:"This important and unique volume begins with seven essays that discuss the contemporary challenges to implementing international humanitarian law. Its second and largest section comprises 263 entries covering the vast majority of IHL concepts" -- Publisher's website.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright
  • Foreword: IHL in a Time of Crisis – Back to the Basics?
  • Preface
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Essays
  • Promoting the Teaching of IHL in Universities: Overview, Successes, and Challenges of the ICRC’s Approach / Etienne Kuster
  • Comparing Experiences: Engaging States and Non-State Armed Groups on International Humanitarian Law / Andrew Carswell and Jonathan Somer
  • Legislative Measures in International Humanitarian Law: A Jigsaw of Subtle Fragmentation / Azra Kuci and Jelena Plamenac
  • The Future of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission: A Possibility to Overcome the Weakness of IHL Compliance Mechanisms? / Robert Heinsch
  • The Role of United Nations Commissions of Inquiry in the Implementation of IHL: Potential and Challenges / Théo Boutruche
  • The Intricate Relationship between International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law in the European Court for Human Rights Case Law: An Analysis of the Specific Case of Detention in Non-International Armed Conflicts / Damien Scalia and Marie-Laurence Hebert-Dolbec
  • International Humanitarian Law in the Jurisprudence of International Criminal Tribunals and Courts / Alessandra Spadaro
  • Entries
  • Abandoned Explosive Ordnances; see: Explosive Remnants of War.