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This updated commentary on the 1997 Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention addresses international law and State practice on anti-personnel mines under the treaty. It describes the use of anti-personnel mines through to the present day, the destruction of landmine stockpiles, and mine clearance in every affected nation.

The book is intended for anyone who is interested in civilian protection and assistance in wars and internal conflicts. Terms and concepts as well as related practice and challenges are explained and put into context. The work of key States, the United Nations and other international organisations is considered in depth.

This book provides a concise and objective appraisal of international arms control and disarmament with a clear focus on the law, key mechanisms, and institutions.

This book provides a concise and objective appraisal of international arms control and disarmament with a clear focus on the law, key mechanisms, and institutions.

Offers an overview of international law, policy and practice on nuclear weapons.

Offers an overview of international law, policy and practice on nuclear weapons.

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This work expounds, for those in practice and beyond, the rules of international law governing the inter-state use of force. Jus ad bellum determines when a state - or group of states - may lawfully use force against, or on the territory of, another state, and when such action violates international law. The bedrock of the law is found in the Charter of the United Nations, but the interpretation and application of many of the rules codified in...

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While an internationally accepted definition of disarmament does not yet exist, it is widely agreed that disarmament encompasses or interrelates with prohibitions and restrictions on the development, production, stockpiling, testing, and transfer of weapons and on their destruction.

This book provides a detailed legal commentary of the Articles of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was passed in July 2017. Laying out its scope and the obligations of signatory states, this commentary clarifies the regulations overseeing the complex relationships between signatory states and nuclear weapon states.

For the first time, this book offers a detailed explanation of the principles of necessity, proportionality and precaution in regulating the use of force in international law. It also explores the use of force by law enforcement agencies in a range of scenarios and considers the impact of human rights.

Drone strikes have become a key feature of counterterrorism operations in an increasing number of countries. This work explores the various domestic and international legal regimes that govern the manufacture, transfer, and use of armed drones as well as fully autonomous weapons systems where computer algorithms decide who or what to target and when to fire.

Given the centrality of Hague Law to the prosecution and impact of armed conflict, the relative paucity of dedicated works is surprising. The general formulation of Hague Law rules is largely uncontroversial, but this clarity stands in stark contrast to their interpretation and practical application. How precisely, for instance, the fundamental rules of distinction and proportionality in attack are to dictate and constrain the planning and pra...

This is the first annual report on armed conflicts around the world, providing detailed study of each conflict which occurred in 2012, describing its classification, the applicable norms, key actors, methods of warfare, and the number of casualties. It also analyses the key legal issues that arose in the context of these armed conflicts.

This annual Report on armed conflicts around the world provides detailed information on each conflict which occurred in 2013. The Report sets out the conflicts' classification, applicable norms, key actors, methods of warfare, and the number of casualties. It also analyses key legal issues that arose in the context of these armed conflicts.

How does international human rights law apply to the production, transfer and use of weapons by State and non-State actors? This book draws on all aspects of international weapons law and includes a highly topical discussion on armed drones and cyberattacks.

This book focuses on how human rights would regulate non-lethal weapons through the growing interplay between humanitarian law and human rights law.

Work of the International Committee of the Red Cross to ban anti-personnel landmines, 1955 1999.