The concept of non-international armed conflict in international humanitarian law / Anthony Cullen.
2010
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The concept of non-international armed conflict in international humanitarian law / Anthony Cullen.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Description
1 online resource (xi, 219 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 66.
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Introduction
The application of international humanitarian norms to internal conflict prior to the Geneva Conventions of 1949
Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the threshold of non-international armed conflict in international humanitarian law
Changes in the scope of non-international armed conflict resulting from the Additional Protocols of 1977
The threshold of non-international armed conflict
The concept of non-international armed conflict in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Conclusion.
The application of international humanitarian norms to internal conflict prior to the Geneva Conventions of 1949
Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the threshold of non-international armed conflict in international humanitarian law
Changes in the scope of non-international armed conflict resulting from the Additional Protocols of 1977
The threshold of non-international armed conflict
The concept of non-international armed conflict in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Conclusion.
Summary
Anthony Cullen advances an argument for a particular approach to the interpretation of non-international armed conflict in international humanitarian law. The first part examines the origins of the 'armed conflict' concept and its development as the lower threshold for the application of international humanitarian law. Here the meaning of the term is traced from its use in the Hague Regulations of 1899 until the present day. The second part focuses on a number of contemporary developments which have affected the scope of non-international armed conflict. The case law of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia has been especially influential and the definition of non-international armed conflict provided by this institution is examined in detail. It is argued that this concept represents the most authoritative definition of the threshold and that, despite differences in interpretation, there exist reasons to interpret an identical threshold of application in the Rome Statute.
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Language
English
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9780511712111 ebook
9780521760485 (hardback)
9780521760485 (hardback)
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