*Fyi: The title of this book is beside The publication of these volumes is especially timely, in view of the pervasive and deepening concern aroused by military excesses and atrocities in recent years. In the United States, attention has naturally been concentrated on the fighting in Indochina. But the mere mention of Indonesia, Biafra, and East Pakistan is enough of a reminder that war crim…
The responbility of states for International crimes focus on the concept of state criminality which gained support following the first world war, but was pushed into the background by the development of the principle of individual criminal responbility under international law after the second world war. The concept became the topic of debate and controversy upon its inclusion in part I of the U…
This volume brings together contributions from leading academic authorities and legal practitioners on the situation of civilians in the grey zone between human rights and the laws of war. The chapters in Part 1 address key contested or boundary issues in defining the rights of civilians or non-combatants in today's conflicts. Those in Part 2 examine remedies and current mechanisms for redress …
The San Remo Manual ia a contemporary restatement - together with some progressive development of the law applicable to armed conflicts at sea, and has been drafted by an international group of specialists in international law and naval experts convened by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law. The last such restatement was undertaken by the Institute of International Law in 1913, and…
This new edition of Cassese's International Law provides a stimulating and authoritative account for all students of international law. It has been fully revised and updated to include all recent developments in the subject, and contains a new chapter on terrorism as well as extensive revision of the section on state responsibility. Providing a comprehensive commentary on international law as a…
The purpose of this collection is to provide the student of international law with a convenient collection of the texts that are essential to study of the subject, whilst also including a representative sample of instruments bearing upon a number of the more widely wtudied topics.
The proliferation in terrorist activity has provoked an increase in the body of law, both at national and international level, which has sought to counter and prevent it. The bodies involved in this process range from the UN Security Council to government legislatures. This book is the first to address, in one volume, the wide variety of responses to terrorism as they exist in both internationa…
The Kashmir dispute which has bedevilled relations between India and Pakistan for the last half century has been the subject of a number of political and historical studies.
This book explores the entire large and controversial subject of the use of force in international law, this book examines not only the use of force by states but also the role of the United Nations in peacekeeping and peacekeeping actions, and the growing importance of regional action.
Intended as a study aid for law students, covering law subjects at every level from A Level and degree level to Law Society and Bar exams, this book on EC law is part of the "SWOT" series. "SWOT"s point out the problems which will be encountered by the student throughout the course, indicating the common pitfalls which contribute to under-achievement or failure in exams. The books in the seri…