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Anti-Personnel Mines under Humanitarian Law: A View From the Vanishing Point considers in depth the various customary and conventional legal regimes applicable to the use of anti-personnel mines. All involved with the global effort to control and eliminate anti-personnel mines as well as the policy-makers who are concerned about the devastation resulting from the widespread deployment of these arbitrary weapons need to familiarize themselves with the information presented in this timely volume. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint

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.

A new nuclear arms race is underway between Russia and the United States, one that focuses on the technology of delivery of nuclear warheads. This book describes how and why this race is happening, who still possesses nuclear weapons, and what constraints apply to those weapons under international law. A global nuclear ban treaty entered into force in January 2021, but the nuclear powers kept distant. The last remaining treaty restraining the arsenals of the two nuclear superpowers will expire in less than five years' time and the risk is that other States will turn to nuclear arms for their defence, further fracturing the non-proliferation regime installed after the Cuban missile crisis.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Treaties Etc -- Table of National Instruments -- Introduction -- I. War and the Foundations of International Law -- II. A History of the Regulation of War under International Law -- III. Jus ad bellum and Contemporary International Law -- 1. The General Prohibition on the Use of Force -- I. Introduction -- II. The Status of the Prohibition under International Law -- III. The Scope and Content of the Prohibition on the Use of Force -- IV. The Content of the Prohibition on the Threat of Force -- 2. Consenting to a Use of Force by Another State -- I. Introduction -- II. The Lawful Donor of Consent -- III. The Expression of Valid Consent -- IV. Withdrawal of Consent -- V. Consent has no Bearing on the Duty to Respect Other Rules of International Law -- 3. Use of Force in Self-defence -- I. Introduction -- II. The Right of the State to Use Force in Self-defence -- III. Use of Force in Defence of Other States -- 4. United Nations Security Council Authorisation to Use Force -- I. Introduction -- II. The Role of the UN Security Council -- III. The Form and Content of a Council Authorisation to Use Force -- IV. Respect for the Terms of the Authorisation -- V. Security Council Authorisation and Regional Organisations -- 5. Use of Force and the Law of Neutrality -- I. Introduction -- II. The Origins of the Law of Neutrality -- III. The Modern Law of Neutrality -- 6. The Legality of Humanitarian Intervention -- I. Introduction -- II. The Notion of Humanitarian Intervention -- III. Humanitarian Intervention under International Law -- IV. The Content and Consequence of 'Responsibility to Protect' -- V. Rescue of Nationals as Humanitarian Intervention? -- 7. Responsibility for Aggression -- I. Introduction -- II. The Definition of Aggression -- III. State Responsibility for Acts of Aggression.

This Commentary offers detailed background and analysis of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was adopted at the UN Headquarters in New York in July 2017. The Treaty comprehensively prohibits the use, development, export, and possession of nuclear weapons. The treaty is examined article by article, with discussed of how each provision was negotiated and what it implies for states that join the Treaty. As the Treaty provisions cut across various branches of international law, the Commentary goes beyond a discussion of disarmament to consider the law of armed conflict, human rights, and the law on inter-state use of force. It examines the relationship with other treaties addressing nuclear weapons, in particular the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Background on the development and possession of nuclear weapons and theories of nuclear deterrence is also provided

This War Report provides detailed information on every armed conflict which took place during 2013, offering an unprecedented overview of the nature, range, and impact of these conflicts and the legal issues they created. In Part I, the Report describes its criteria for the identification and classification of armed conflicts under international law, and the legal consequences that flow from this classification. It sets out a list of armed conflicts in 2013, categorising each as international, non-international, or a military occupation, with estimates of civilian and military casualties. In P

A detailed study of each of the world's conflicts which occurred in 2012, describing their classification, key actors, methods of warfare, and the number of casualties. Also analysed are the key legal issues that arose in the context if these armed conflicts

International human rights law offers an overarching international legal framework to help determine the legality of the use of any weapon, as well as its lawful supply. It governs acts of States and non-State actors alike. In doing so, human rights law embraces international humanitarian law regulation of the use of weapons in armed conflict and disarmament law, as well as international criminal justice standards. In situations of law enforcement (such as counterpiracy, prisons, ordinary policing, riot control, and many peace operations), human rights law is the primary legal frame of reference above domestic criminal law. This important and timely book draws on all aspects of international weapons law and proposes a new view on international law governing weapons. Also included is a specific discussion on armed drones and cyberattacks, two highly topical issues in international law and international relations

This is a guide to the interpretation of the 1997 Convention banning anti-personnel mines, adopted after a worldwide campaign to ban landmines made famous by the late Princess Diana. It includes a description of the development ofanti-personnel mines & the negotiating history of the Convention