the judicial development of international humanitarian law /
First Statement of Responsibility
Shane Darcy
PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE
Date
1406
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxv, 362 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge studies in international and comparative law
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-351) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Judicial decisions in international law -- Key categories : armed conflicts and protected persons -- Basic principles and fundamental guarantees -- Means and methods of warfare -- Enforcement -- Prosecution of war crimes
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"International courts and judicial bodies play a formative role in the development of international humanitarian law. Judges, Law and War examines how judicial bodies have influenced the substantive rules and principles of the law of armed conflict, and studies the creation, application and enforcement of this corpus of laws. Specifically, it considers how international courts have authoritatively addressed the meaning and scope of particular rules, the application of humanitarian law treaties and the customary status of specific norms. Key concepts include armed conflicts and protected persons, guiding principles, fundamental guarantees, means and methods of warfare, enforcement and war crimes. Consideration is also given to the contemporary place of judicial bodies in the international law-making process, the challenges presented by judicial creativity and the role of customary international law in the development of humanitarian law"--
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Human rights
Humanitarian law-- Interpretation and construction