Routledge Research in the Law of Armed Conflict
International Humanitarian Law and Hybrid Warfare
1st Edition
By Piotr Łubiński
November 17, 2025
This groundbreaking monograph offers a comprehensive legal and conceptual analysis of hybrid warfare and hybrid threats—two evolving challenges that blur the boundaries between war and peace. Drawing from international law, political science, and security studies, the book explores how states and ...
Protection of Civilians in UN Peacekeeping Operations: Legal Responsibility and Accountability
1st Edition
By Aminul Islam
August 14, 2024
This book discusses the legal responsibility of UN peacekeepers for the protection of civilians under international legal regimes, particularly international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international refugee law, and occupation law. It considers both negative and positive ...
Atrocity Crimes and International Law: Responsibility to Protect, Intercession, and Non-Forceful Responses
1st Edition
By Stacey Henderson
May 27, 2024
Despite repeated declarations of ‘never again’ in response to the commission of atrocities, civilians have continued to be targeted by their leaders and opposition groups. The international law principles of sovereignty and non-intervention, when taken at their highest, require States to stand idle...
Military Investigations in Armed Conflict: Independence and Impartiality under International Law
1st Edition
By Claire Simmons
April 02, 2024
An allegation is made that a war crime was committed by a soldier during a conflict. Who should investigate the allegation? How should they investigate? This book explores a topic of critical importance in legal and policy discussions surrounding the accountability of military operations in armed ...
Stabilization and Human Security in UN Peace Operations
1st Edition
By Alexander Gilder
May 31, 2023
UN peace operations are increasingly asked to pursue stabilization mandates with lofty expectations of being able to stabilize conflict zones, achieve national reconciliation, and rebuild state legitimacy. This book investigates the relationship between UN stabilization mandates and the concept of ...
Occupation and Control in International Humanitarian Law
1st Edition
By Natia Kalandarishvili-Mueller
May 06, 2022
This book presents a systematic analysis of the notion of control in the law of military occupation. The work demonstrates that in present-day occupations, control as such occurs in different forms and variations. The polymorphic features of occupation can be seen in the way states establish ...
Ensuring Respect for International Humanitarian Law
1st Edition
Edited
By Eve Massingham, Annabel McConnachie
April 29, 2022
This book explores the nature and scope of the provision requiring States to ‘ensure respect’ for international humanitarian law (IHL) contained within Common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. It examines the interpretation and application of this provision in a range of contexts, both ...
A Guide to International Disarmament Law
1st Edition
By Stuart Casey-Maslen, Tobias Vestner
June 10, 2019
Disarmament is integral to the safeguarding and promotion of security, development, and human rights. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent each year on disarmament operations, yet no comprehensive guide exists to explain clearly the international rules governing disarmament. This book seeks to...
Humanization of Arms Control: Paving the Way for a World free of Nuclear Weapons
1st Edition
By Daniel Rietiker
March 22, 2019
Despite clear legal rules and political commitments, no significant progress has been made in nuclear disarmament for two decades. Moreover, not even the use of these weapons has been banned to date. New ideas and strategies are therefore necessary. The author explores an alternative approach to ...
Accountability for Violations of International Humanitarian Law: Essays in Honour of Tim McCormack
1st Edition
Edited
By Jadranka Petrovic
February 07, 2017
International criminal adjudication, together with the prosecution and appropriate punishment of offenders at a national level, remains the most effective means of enforcing International Humanitarian Law. This book considers the various issues emanating from present-day breaches of norms of ...
International Law and Drone Strikes in Pakistan: The Legal and Socio-political Aspects
1st Edition
By Sikander Ahmed Shah
November 08, 2016
While conventional warfare has an established body of legal precedence, the legality of drone strikes by the United States in Pakistan and elsewhere remains ambiguous. This book explores the legal and political issues surrounding the use of drones in Pakistan. Drawing from international treaty law,...
Islam and Warfare: Context and Compatibility with International Law
1st Edition
By Onder Bakircioglu
November 08, 2016
The question of how Islamic law regulates the notions of just recourse to and just conduct in war has long been the topic of heated controversy, and is often subject to oversimplification in scholarship and journalism. This book traces the rationale for aggression within the Islamic tradition, and ...