• History
• Sources of international law
• International law and municipal law
• Creation and recognition of states
• Legal personality of non-state entities
• Territory
• Law of the sea
• Air space and outer space
• State jurisdiction
• Immunities
• Law of treaties
• State responsibility
• State succession
• Protected persons and entities : nationality and individual rights
• Protected persons and entities : human rights, group rights and self-determination
• Protection of the environment
• International economic relations
• International criminal justice
• Use of force
• Laws applicable to war and armed conflict
• United Nations and peace and security
• Settlement of disputes.

• Analogy in international legal reasoning
• The foundations of the analogy between states and international organizations
• Structural differences between states and international organizations
• International organizations as special subjects
• International organizations as layered subjects
• Analogy in the relations between organizations and members
• Normative contestation of the analogy.

The book investigates how an analogy between States and international organizations has influenced and supported the development of the law that applies to intergovernmental institutions on the international plane. That is best illustrated by the work of the International Law Commission on the treaties and responsibility of international organizations, where the Commission for the most part extended to organizations rules that had been originally devised for States. Revisiting those codification projects while also looking into other areas, the book reflects on how techniques of legal reasoning can be - and have been - used by international institutions and the legal profession to tackle situations of uncertainty, and discusses the elusive position that international organizations occupy in the international legal system. By cutting across some foundational topics of the discipline, the book makes a substantive contribution to the literature on subjects and sources of international law.

• Introduction
• General introduction on the Decmocratic Republic of Congo
• Child soldiering global perspectives and in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Reintegrating and healing child soldiers
• Child protection and accountability
• Restorative justice in theory
• An integrative approach to child soldiering accountability
• Transitional justice from an African perspective
• Research design and methodology
• Diagnosing the problem : perspectives from the field
• Accountability and reintegration of child soldiers via Baraza
• Restorative justice peacemaking circles and child soldiering
• Preventing child soldiering
• Conclusion and recommendation.

This book investigates how, while children used as soldiers are primarily perceived as victims of offences against international law, they also commit war atrocities. In the aftermath of armed conflict, the mainstream justice system targets warlords internationally, armed groups and militias' commanders who abduct and enrol children as combatants, leaving child perpetrators not being held accountable for their alleged gross human rights violations. Attempts to prosecute child soldiers through the mainstream justice system have resulted in child rights abuses. Where no accountability measures have been taken, demobilised young soldiers have experienced rejection, and eventually, some have returned to soldiering. This research provides evidence of the potential of restorative justice peacemaking circles and locally-based jurisprudence - specifically the Baraza - to hold former child soldiers accountable and facilitate their reintegration into society.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9783319900704 20181119

• Foreword / Charles Pede
• Preface / David Wallace
• Introduction
• Fragmented wars : multi-territorial military operations against armed groups / Noam Lubell
• Accounting for complexity of the law applicable to modern armed conflicts / Marko Milanovic
• The use of force in armed conflicts : conduct of hostilities, law enforcement, and self-defense / Gloria Gaggoli
• Personal self-defense and the standing rules of engagement / Christopher M. Ford
• Conflict management and the political economy of recognition / Christopher Borgen
• Hybrid warfare, law and the Fulda gap / Aurel Sari
• Hybrid conflict and prisoners of war : the case of Ukraine / Jeffrey Kahn
• Legitimacy : the linchpin of military success in complex battlespaces / Thomas E. Ayres and Jeffrey S. Thurnher
• The principle of proportionality in an era of high technology / Jack Beard
• Lethal autonomous weapons systems : is it the end of the world as we know it...or will we be just fine? / Michael W. Meier
• New technologies and the interplay between certainty and reasonableness / Laurie Blank
• Cyber national security : navigating gray-zone challenges in and through cyberspace / Gary P. Corn
• Be careful what you ask for : the unintended consequences of new restrictions on fires in urban areas / Geoffrey S. Corn
• The law and policy of human shielding / Beth Van Schaack.

The conduct of warfare is constantly shaped by new forces that create complexities in the battlespace for military operations. As the nature of how and where wars are fought changes, new challenges to the application of the extant body of international law that regulates armed conflicts arise. This inaugural volume of the Lieber Studies Series seeks to address several issues in the confluence of law and armed conflict, with the primary goal of providing the reader with both academic and practitioner perspectives. Featuring chapters from world class scholars, policymakers and other government officials; military and civilian legal practitioners; and other thought leaders, together they examine the role of the law of armed conflict in current and future armed conflicts around the world. Complex Battlespaces also explores several examples of battlespace dynamics through four "lenses of complexity": complexity in legal regimes, governance, technology, and the urbanization of the battlefield.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780190915360 20190204

• Introduction
• Information ethics
• Technology, violence and law
• Cyber attacks and international law on the use of force and non-intervention
• The
• 2007 cyber attacks against Estonia
• Stuxnet
• Russian interference in the
• 2016 us presidential election
• Information ethics and international law on the use of force
• Conclusion.

• v. 1. The politics of international humanitarian law, 1933-1948
• v. 2. The ideology of a humanitarian treaty, 1949-1988.

• Introduction
• The principle of distinction
• Women in conflict in Africa
• Gender and international humanitarian law
• The divide between international and non-international armed conflicts : a precursory step to the application of the principle of distinction
• Applying the principle of distinction to women in African war
• Does the principle of distinction serve women in modern conflict?
• Conclusions.

This book conducts a gendered critique of the `principle of distinction' in international humanitarian law (IHL), with a focus on recent conflicts in Africa. The `principle of distinction' is core to IHL, and regulates who can and cannot be targeted in armed conflict. It states that civilians may not be targeted in attack, while combatants and those civilians directly participating in hostilities can be. The law defines what it means to be a combatant and a civilian, and sets out what behaviour constitutes direct participation. Close examination of the origins of the principle reveals that IHL was based on a gendered view of conflict, which envisages men as fighters and women as victims of war. Problematically, this view often does not accord with the reality in `new wars' today in which women are playing increasingly active roles, often forming the backbone of fighting groups, and performing functions on which armed groups are highly reliant. Using women's participation in `new wars' in Africa as a study, this volume critically examines the principle through a gendered lens, questioning the extent to which the principle serves to protect women in modern conflicts and how it fails them. By doing so, it questions whether the principle of distinction is suitable to effectively regulate the conduct of hostilities in new wars. This book will be of much interest to students of international law, gender studies, African politics, war and conflict studies, and international relations.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781138307704 20181210

• Introduction: For the peace of the world
• How the nineteenth century shaped The Hague conferences
• The tsar, the rescript and the world
• A coram publies : planning the first Hague conference, 1899
• It is not enough! : the first Hague conference, 1899
• Civilization at war, 1899-1906
• A holy duty : activists for The Hague
• When the world showed up : the second Hague conference, 1907
• City of peace : The Hague, 1907-15.

Beginning with the extraordinary rescript by Tsar Nicholas II in August 1898 calling the world's governments to a disarmament conference, this book charts the history of the two Hague peace conferences of 1899 and 1907 - and the third conference of 1915 that was never held - using diplomatic correspondence, newspaper reports, contemporary publications and the papers of internationalist organizations and peace activists. Focusing on the international media frenzy that developed around them, Maartje Abbenhuis provides a new angle on the conferences. Highlighting the conventions that they brought about, she demonstrates how The Hague set the tone for international politics in the years leading up to the First World War, permeating media reports and shaping the views and activities of key organizations such as the inter-parliamentary union, the international council of women and the Institut de droit international (Institute of International Law). Based on extensive archival research in the Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland and the United States alongside contemporary publications in a range of languages, this book considers the history of the Hague conferences in a new way, and presents a powerful case for the importance of The Hague conferences in shaping twentieth century international politics.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781350061347 20181217

• Introduction
• 1. How the 19th Century Shaped the Hague Conferences
• 2. The Tsar, the Rescript and the World
• 3. A Coram Publies: Planning for the First Hague Conference,
• 1899
• 4. It is Not Enough! The First Hague Conference,
• 1899
• 5. Civilisation at War,
• 1899 -
• 1906
• 6. A Holy Duty: Activists for The Hague
• 7. When the World Showed Up: Global Diplomacy at the Second Hague Conference,
• 1907
• 8. The Hague: Capital of the World
• 9. The Work of Civilisation: The Third Hague Conference and the First World War Conclusion Notes Index.
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Beginning with the extraordinary rescript by Tsar Nicholas II in August 1898 calling the world's governments to a disarmament conference, this book charts the history of the two Hague peace conferences of 1899 and 1907 - and the third conference of 1915 that was never held - using diplomatic correspondence, newspaper reports, contemporary publications and the papers of internationalist organizations and peace activists. Focusing on the international media frenzy that developed around them, Maartje Abbenhuis provides a new angle on the conferences. Highlighting the conventions that they brought about, she demonstrates how The Hague set the tone for international politics in the years leading up to the First World War, permeating media reports and shaping the views and activities of key organizations such as the inter-parliamentary union, the international council of women and the Institut de droit international (Institute of International Law). Based on extensive archival research in the Netherlands, Great Britain, Switzerland and the United States alongside contemporary publications in a range of languages, this book considers the history of the Hague conferences in a new way, and presents a powerful case for the importance of The Hague conferences in shaping twentieth century international politics.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781350061347 20181217

• Introduction
• Transitional justice as a means of deliberating the past
• The narrative of the homeland in Croatia
• Understandings of law in Croatia
• Serbs in the eyes of Croats
• War veterans in Croatia
• An atmosphere of pessimism and distrust : comparison of results
• Bosnia in the Croatian War narrative : a missed expressivist opportunity?
• Conclusion.

The extra-legal effects of international and domestic war crimes trials continue to puzzle researchers and practitioners. In the former Yugoslav states, the legacy of conflict and issues of transitional justice remains central in politics, society and culture. This book provides a new theoretical and methodological approach to one of these puzzles: why universal human rights norms become distorted or undermined when they reach local publics. It investigates the social and cultural contexts that transitional justice processes take place in by looking at how emotional everyday narratives can hamper the spread of norms in society. In Croatia, these narratives define how the public understands the rule of law, history and minority rights.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9783319908403 20181126

• Introduction: International law, a European perspective
• Foundations, history and theory of international law
• Sources : treaty law
• Other sources : hierarchy
• The relationship and interactions between international law, EU law and national law
• States
• International organisations
• Regional organisations
• Non-state actors
• Jurisdiction
• Diplomatic and consular relations
• Immunities
• International responsibility
• Peaceful settlement of disputes
• Use of force and collective security
• The law of armed conflict
• Human rights law
• International criminal law
• Law of the sea and global commons
• International economic law
• International environmental law.

This textbook offers for the first time a comprehensive analysis of the classic doctrines and main areas of international law from a European perspective, meeting the needs of the many European law schools teaching public international law in English. Special attention is devoted to the practice of the European Union, the Council of Europe and European States - both civil law and common law countries - with regard to international law. In particular the book analyses the interplay between international law, EU law and national law in the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU, the European Court of Human Rights and national jurisdictions in Europe. It provides the reader with insights into how the international legal practice of the EU and its Member States impacts the development of international law, both in terms of doctrines such as treaty-making and customary law, the exercise of (extraterritorial) jurisdiction, state responsibility and the settlement of disputes, as well as particular sub-fields of international law, such as human rights law and international economic law. In addition the book covers other important areas such as the use of force and collective security, the law of armed conflict, and global and regional international organisations. It provides European perspectives on all these issues and will be of great value to students, scholars and practitioners.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781849464161 20190204

• 1. Reappraising Japan's territorial disputes with China and Korea: Prospects and challenges for resolution, Victor Teo and Haruko Satoh
• 2. The significance of the Senkaku-Diaoyu issues for Japan's security policies, Yoneyuki Sugita
• 3. Ontological security and the disputes over Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, Yih-Jye Hwang and Edmund Frettingham
• 4. Political leadership and the prospects of resolving the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute, Victor Teo
• 5. Mission possible: Why a peaceful solution is not impossible for Korea-Japan territorial dispute, Jaewoo Choo
• 6. The Dokdo issue and its solution from the viewpoint of the exchange document between the ROK and Japan in
• 1965 and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Yuji Hosaka
• 7. On the gesture of `I prefer not to': Rethinking the historical titles and territorial claims surrounding the Dokdo/Takeshima/Liancourt Rock, Hitomi Koyama.
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This book examines the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute between Japan and China and the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute between Japan and Korea, in order to offer new perspectives on the possible approaches towards amelioration and resolution of these conflicts. Japan's Island Troubles with China and Korea addresses the prospects of and challenges to achieving resolutions in the island disputes, rather than focusing solely on the origins and the political roles they play in the domestic politics of the three nations. Furthermore, in taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book transcends existing studies, which focus on the domestic contexts of the disputes, and therefore avoids the pitfalls of nationalistic narratives. Instead, this book fills a theoretical and methodological lacuna in the academic literature, exploring how the islands could become a point of co-operation, rather than contention. Providing a fresh examination of Japan's relations with its two closest neighbours, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of Asian politics and international relations, security studies, and Asia-Pacific studies more generally.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781138085237 20190121

• Preface to the sixth edition
• Application and relevance of international law
• Sources of international law
• States and international organizations
• International dispute settlement
• International law of treaties
• Rights of individuals
• Foreign relations law in the United States
• Exercise of national jurisdiction
• Immunities from jurisdiction
• Law of the sea
• International environmental law
• Use of force and arms control
• International legal research.

This Sixth Edition of Public International Law in a Nutshell is a concise yet accurate summary of the field of public international law, covering its basic sources, actors, and procedures, and key subject matter areas, such as human rights, the law of the sea, international environmental law, the law of war, and U.S. foreign relations law. This edition is fully updated to include recent treaties, institutions, and Supreme Court decisions. The book is intended to be helpful for students, scholars, and practitioners alike.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781683282396 20181210

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Responsibility to Protect: The History of a Growing Norm
• 3. Theory and Methods
• 4. U.S. Foreign Policy in the Context of Humanitarian Intervention
• 5. Historical Context of U.S. - Libyan Relations (prior to 2011)
• 6. R2P Norm of "Prevention" in U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Libyan Civil War
• 7. R2P Norm of "Reaction" in U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Libyan Civil War
• 8. R2P Norm of "Rebuilding" in U.S. Foreign Policy toward the Libyan Civil War
• 9. General Conclusion: R2P After Libya.
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This book argues that the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) the Libyan people played an important role in the U.S.'s decision to act, both in terms of how the language of deliberation was framed and the implementation of the actual intervention once all preventive means had been exhausted. While the initial ethos of the intervention followed international norms, the author argues that as the conflict continued to unfold, the Obama administration's loss of focus and lack of political will for post-conflict resolution, as well as a wider lack of understanding of ever changing politics on the ground, resulted in Libya's precipitation into chaos. By examining the cases of Rwanda and Darfur alongside the interventions in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, the book discusses how these cases influenced current decision-making with regards to foreign interventions and offers a triangular framework through which to understand R2P: responsibility to prevent, react and rebuild.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9783319788302 20180730

Secessionism perseveres as a complex political phenomenon in Africa, yet often a more in-depth analysis is overshadowed by the aspirational simplicity of pursuing a new state. Using historical and contemporary approaches, this edited volume offers the most exhaustive collection of empirical studies of African secessionism to date. The respected expert contributors put salient and lesser known cases into comparative perspective, covering Biafra, Katanga, Eritrea and South Sudan alongside Barotseland, Cabinda, and the Comoros, among others. Suggesting that African secessionism can be understood through the categories of aspiration, grievance, performance, and disenchantment, the book's analytical framework promises to be a building block for future studies of the topic.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9783319902050 20181022

• Introduction
• Statehood, state failure and state-building in international law
• Self-determination and state-building in international law
• The right to self-determination for the people of an independent state : an overview
• The right to self-determination for the people of an independent state : an interpretation
• State-building in somalia 2000-2012 : what role for self-determination?
• Concluding remarks.

The right to self-determination has played a crucial role in the process of assisting oppressed people to put an end to colonial domination. Outside of the decolonization context, however, its relevance and application has constantly been challenged and debated. This book examines the role played by self-determination in international law with regard to post-conflict state building. It discusses the question of whether self-determination protects local populations from the intervention of international state-builders in domestic affairs. With a focus on the right as it applies to the people of an independent state, it explores how self-determination concerns that arise in the post-conflict period play out in relation to the reconstruction process. The book analyses the situation in Somalia as a means of drawing out the impact and significance of the legal principle of self-determination in the process of rebuilding post-conflict institutions. In so doing, it seeks to highlight how the relevance of self-determination is often overlooked in this context.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781138609280 20181210

• Introduction
• Memorandum of understanding
• International human rights
• State responsibility
• Host state jurisdiction
• The International Criminal Court
• A series of hybrid courts
• Victim participation and reparations.

Sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations (UN) peacekeepers is not an isolated or recent problem, but it has been present in almost every peacekeeping operation. A culture of sexual exploitation and abuse is contrary to the UN's zero-tolerance policy and has been the target of institutional reforms since 2005. Despite this, allegations of sexual abuse continue to emerge, and the reforms have not solved the problem. This book is a response to the continued lack of accountability of UN peacekeepers for sexual exploitation and abuse. Focusing on military contingent members, this book aims to analyse ways in which the UN can fill the accountability gap while taking a feminist perspective and emphasising the needs of victims, their communities, and the host state. This book directly challenges the status quo of relying on troop-contributing countries (TCCs) to hold their peacekeepers to account. It proposes first, the establishment of a series of hybrid courts, and second, a mechanism for dealing with victim rehabilitation and reparation. It addresses these topics by considering international and human rights law and will be of interest to researchers, academics, policymakers, and students with an interest in international criminal law, United Nations peacekeeping, and peace studies.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781138298989 20190204

• Introduction
• The network-based structure of transnational terrorist groups : an analysis of their effectiveness in perpetrating terrorist attacks
• The classification of attacks by transnational terrorist groups as a crime under the Rome statute
• The evolution of an international crime of transnational terrorism
• Applying the doctrine of command responsibility under Article 28 of the Rome statute : the dilemma of successor commanders
• Holding members of transnational terrorist groups accountable under Article 25 of the Rome statute : effectiveness, legitimacy, and impact
• The accountability of transnational terrorist groups as a collectivity : quandaries for the jurisdiction of the ICC
• Conclusion.

Attacks by network-based transnational terrorist groups cause on average 25,000 deaths every year worldwide, with the law enforcement agencies of some states facing many challenges in bringing those responsible to justice. Despite various attempts to codify the law on transnational terrorism since the 1930s, a crime of transnational terrorism under international law remains contested, reflecting concerns regarding the relative importance of prosecuting members of transnational terrorist groups before the International Criminal Court. This book critically examines the limits of international criminal law in bringing members of transnational terrorist groups to justice in the context of changing methods of warfare, drawing from human rights, sociology, and best practices in international criminal justice. Drawing on organisational network theory, Anna Marie Brennan explores the nature of international crimes and assesses the potential for the International Criminal Court to prosecute and investigate alleged crimes perpetrated by members of transnational terrorist groups, paying particular attention to their modus operandi and organisational structure. This book argues that because of the network-based organisational structure of some transnational terrorist groups, achieving justice for victims will prove challenging, in the context of the relationship between the commanders and the subordinate members of the group requiring a re-evaluation of accountability mechanisms at the international level. In advancing an innovative perspective on the accountability of members of transnational terrorist groups, and in offering solutions to current challenges, the book will be of great interest and use to academic, practitioners, and students engaged in the study of terrorism, the ICC, or international humanitarian law.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781138291904 20190206