Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law - 2003

Provides an international forum for high-quality articles on the laws of armed conflict in international law.

The world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws of armed conflict, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this highly topical branch of international law. The Yearbook also includes a selection of documents from the reporting period, many of which are not accessible elsewhere, and a comprehensive bibliography of all recent publications in humanitarian law and other relevant fields. Ease of use of the Yearbook is guaranteed by the inclusion of a detailed index.Distinguished by its topicality and contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers and students.

Auteur
University of Melbourne T.M.C. Asser Institute, The Hague

Contenu
Articles.- International Humanitarian Law in the Twenty-First Century.- International Humanitarian Law After September 11: Challenges and the Need to Respond.- The Conduct of Hostilities During Operation Iraqi Freedom: An International Humanitarian Law Assessment.- Off Target on the Iraq Campaign: A Response to Professor Schmitt.- Iraq and the Law of Occupation: New Tests for an Old Law.- Jus Ad Bellum, Jus in Bello and Non-International Armed Conflicts.- Violations of International Humanitarian Lawby United Nations Forces and Their Legal Consequences.- Current Developments.- The Year in Review.- International Criminal Courts Round-Up.- Breaching International Law to Ensure its Enforcement: The Reliance by the ICTY on Illegal Capture.- The United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons of 1980: Its Recent Development and Increasing Significance.- The Journalist's Right to Information in Time of War and on Dangerous Missions.- The Protection of Refugees in International Law Post September 11 2001.- The Proposed Trials by the US Military Commissions.- The International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims: Challenges and Opportunities.- The Work of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission.- Correspondents' Reports.- Correspondents' Reports.