Contents:
Introduction John Cerone
PART I Introductory materials
A. The Classical Period
1. Hugo Grotius ([1625] 1901), ‘What is Lawful in War’, ‘On the
Right of Killing an Enemy in Lawful War, and Committing Other Acts
of Hostility’, ‘On the Right to Lay Waste an Enemy’s Country, and
Carry off his Effects’, ‘On the Right Over Prisoners of War’, ‘The
Right of Killing Enemies, In Just War, To Be Tempered with
Moderation and Humanity’, ‘On Moderation in Despoiling an Enemy’s
Country’, ‘On Moderation in Making Captures in War’, in The Rights
of War and Peace, Including the Law of Nature and of Nations’, Book
III, Chapter I, Chapter IV, Chapter V, Chapter VII, Chapter XI,
Chapter XII and Chapter XIII [Translated by Archibald Colin
Campbell], Washington, DC: M. Walter Dunne, 290–306, 323–331,
332–333, 345–347, 359–364, 365–368, 369–371
B. The Development of International Humanitarian law
2. Frits Kalshoven (1987), ‘The Main Currents: Geneva, The Hague,
New York’, in Constraints on the Waging of War, 1st Edition,
Chapter 2, Geneva, Switzerland: International Committee of the Red
Cross, 7–23
C. The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross
3. Steven R. Ratner (2011), ‘Law Promotion Beyond Law Talk: The Red
Cross, Persuasion, and the Laws of War’, European Journal of
International Law, 22 (2), 459–506
PART II Basic Principles
A. Scope of Application
4. G. Abi-Saab (1979), ‘The Legal Status of Wars of National
Liberation,’ in Wars of National Liberation in the Geneva
Conventions and Protocols: Collected Courses of the Hague Academy
of International Law 165, Chapter 1, Leiden, the Netherlands:
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 366–92
5. Theodor Meron (2000), ‘The Humanization of Humanitarian Law’,
American Journal of International Law, 94 (2), April, 239–78
6. Hans-Peter Gasser (2002), ‘Acts of Terror, ‘’Terrorism’’ and
International Humanitarian Law’, International Review of the Red
Cross, 84 (847), September, 547–70
7. Tristan Ferraro (2012), ‘Determining the Beginning and End of an
Occupation under Humanitarian Law’, International Review of the Red
Cross, 94 (885), Spring, 133–63
B. Distinction and Proportionality
8. Frits Kalshoven (1977), ‘Reaffirmation and Development of
International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts: The
Diplomatic Conference, Geneva, 1974–1977’, Netherlands Yearbook of
International Law, VIII, 107–35
9. Georg Nolte (2010), ‘Thin or Thick? The Principle of
Proportionality and International Humanitarian Law’, Law and Ethics
of Human Rights, 4 (2), September, 245–55
10. Michael N. Schmitt (2010), ’The Interpretive Guidance on the
Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities, A Critical
Analysis’, Harvard National Security Journal, 1, May, 5–44
11. Nils Melzer (2010), ‘Keeping the Balance between Military
Necessity and Humanity: A Response to Four Critiques of the ICRC’s
Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in the
Hostilities’, New York University Journal of International Law and
Politics 42 (3), Spring, 831–916
C. Combatant Status
12. Major Richard R. Baxter (1951), ‘So-Called “Unprivileged
Belligerency": Spies, Guerrillas, and Saboteurs’, British Year Book
of International Law, 28, 323-45
13. Charles H.B. Garraway (2007), ‘”Combatants” - Substance or
Semantics?’ in M.N Schmitt and J. Pejic (eds), International Law
and Armed Conflict: Exploring the Faultlines, Essays in Honour of
Yoram Dinstein, Leiden, the Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff
Publishers, 317–34
14. Robert K. Goldman and Brian D. Tittemore (2002), ‘Unprivileged
Combatants and the Hostilities in Afghanistan: Their Status and
Rights Under International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law’,
American Society of International Law Task Force on Terrorism,
December, 1–57
PART III Relationships with other bodies of international law
A. International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights
Law
15. Françoise J. Hampson (2008), ‘The Relationship between
International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law from the
Perspective of a Human Rights Treaty Body’, International Review of
the Red Cross, 90 (871), September, 549-–72
16. John Cerone (2007), ‘Jurisdiction and Power: The Intersection
of Human Rights Law and the Law of Non-International Armed Conflict
in an Extraterritorial Context’, Israel Law Review, 40 (2),
396–452
B. International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law, and
Non-State Actors
17. John Cerone (2009), ‘Much Ado about Non-State Actors: The
Vanishing Relevance of State Affiliation in International Criminal
Law’, San Diego International Law Journal, 10, May, 335–56
PART IV Contemporary Developments and Controversies
A. Gender-Related Violence in Armed Conflict
18. Kelly D. Askin (2003), ‘Prosecuting Wartime Rape and Other
Gender- Related Crimes under International Law: Extraordinary
Advances, Enduring Obstacles’, Berkeley Journal of International
Law, 21 (2), 288–349
B. The Changing Nature of Occupation
19. Marco Sassòli (2005), ‘Legislation and Maintenance of Public
Order and Civil Life by Occupying Powers’, European Journal of
International Law, 16 (4), September, 661–94
20. Carsten Stahn (2007), ‘“Jus ad Bellum”, “Jus in Bello”… “Jus
post Bellum?”’, Rethinking the Conception of the Law of Armed
Force’, European Journal of International Law, 17 (5), 921–43
21. Kenneth Watkin (2012), ‘Use of Force during Occupation: Law
Enforcement and Conduct of Hostilities’, International Review of
the Red Cross, 94 (885), Spring, 267–315
C. Targeted Killings
22. David Kretzmer (2005), ‘Targeted Killing of Suspected
Terrorists: Extra-Judicial Executions or Legitimate Means of
Defence?’, European Journal of International Law, 16 (2), April,
171–212
23. Mary Ellen O’Connell (2011), ‘Remarks: The Resort to Drones
Under International Law’, Denver Journal of International Law and
Policy, 39 (4), Fall, 585–600
D. Cyber War
24. Knut Dörmann (2005), ‘The Applicability of the Additional
Protocols to Computer Network Attacks: An ICRC Viewpoint’, in Karin
Byström (ed.), International Expert Conference on Computer Network
Attacks and the Applicability of International Humanitarian Law,
Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 139–53
Index
Edited by John Cerone, Paul Martin Senior Professorship in International Affairs and Law, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Canada and Visiting Professor of International Law, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, US
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