Routledge Research in the Law of Armed Conflict
The Concept of Military Objectives in International Law and Targeting Practice
1st Edition
By Agnieszka Jachec-Neale
November 08, 2016
The concept that certain objects and persons may be legitimately attacked during armed conflicts has been well recognised and developed through the history of warfare. This book explores the relationship between international law and targeting practice in determining whether an object is a lawful ...
Cluster Munitions and International Law: Disarmament With a Human Face?
1st Edition
By Alexander Breitegger
April 11, 2013
This book offers a comprehensive argument for why pre-existing international law on cluster munitions was inadequate to deal with the full scope of humanitarian consequences associated with their use. The book undertakes an interdisciplinary legal analysis of restraints and prohibitions on the use ...
Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Conflict in Pakistan
1st Edition
By Niaz A Shah
April 11, 2013
Islamic Law and the Law of Armed Conflict: The Conflict in Pakistan demonstrates how international law can be applied in Muslim states in a way that is compatible with Islamic law. Within this broader framework of compatible application, Niaz A. Shah argues that the Islamic law of qital (i.e. armed...