International humanitarian law

Wars are becoming asymmetrical conflicts where one party adopts often morally controversial strategies to gain the upper hand. Chehtman examines how the law must adapt to contemporary conflicts, and weighs conflicting theories that either see the law as accepting the reality of war or consider that the rules should be constant in war and peace. Learn More

In international law the definition of refugee is widely seen as unclear. This book systematically analyses the interpretation, ordering, and interrelationship of the definition's components as well as the disputes that have arisen around it. The volume seeks to clarify propositions and demonstrate there is progress toward a working definition. Learn More

This volume takes a humanitarian perspective to protection in conflicts and seeks to introduce the what and the how of doing protection work, and the impact of the new humanitarian politics on its practice. Learn More

This volume takes a humanitarian perspective to protection in conflicts and seeks to introduce the what and the how of doing protection work, and the impact of the new humanitarian politics on its practice. Learn More

Drawing from his field expertise as a legal advisor in the Middle East and North Africa, Omar Mekky narrates how Islamic Jihadism began and evolved, outlines the laws jihadists apply during combat, addresses how states often respond to jihadist groups, and aims for a pragmatic humanitarian legal formula grounded in insightful readings. Learn More

By interrogating how international criminal tribunals relate to their domestic counterparts through the principle of complementarity, International Criminal Tribunals and Domestic Accountability advocates for improved institutional design and less deference toward states to strengthen the enforcement of international criminal law. Learn More

This book explores the emerging trend of citizen-led forms of helping others at the borders of Europe. It is key reading for advanced students and researchers of humanitarian aid, European migration and refugees, and citizen-led activism. Learn More

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This book provides a comprehensive view of displacement and explores what international and domestic law can contribute to prevent, address, and resolve internal displacement. It emphasizes the primary responsibility of states to address the needs of internally displaced persons and views them as citizens with rights and agency. Learn More

The Morality of the Laws of War examines the modern landscape of the ethics of war. Rudolphy assesses the conflicting theories on the legality of just and unjust combatants. While doing this, she proposes an alternative morality of war proceeding from the inescapable fact that regulating war is always a significant moral compromise. Learn More

For thousands of years, reparations have been used to alleviate the devastating consequences of war. More recently, human rights law has established that victims have a right to reparations. Yet, in the face of conflicts that last for decades with millions of victims, how feasible it is to deliver reparations? And what are the obstacles? Learn More

This addition to the Elements of International Law series provides an introduction to the framework and dilemmas of the international law of occupation. Learn More

This addition to the Elements of International Law series provides an introduction to the framework and dilemmas of the international law of occupation. Learn More

This volume emphasizes the consequential nature of secondary rules of international law (such as attribution, causality, and the standard and burden of proof) and argues that the outcome of litigation is fundamentally shaped by the exact standard of proof, standard of review, or attribution basis that is chosen by adjudicators. Learn More