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Contents
- Preliminary Material
- Preface
- Contents
- Table of Cases
- International and Regional Cases
- European Court of Human Rights
- European Court of Justice
- Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
- Inter-American Court of Human Rights
- International Arbitration
- International Court of Justice
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- Permanent Court of International Justice
- The Special Court for Sierra Leone
- UN Human Rights Committee
- UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon
- Domestic Cases
- International and Regional Cases
- Table of Legislation
- List of Contributors
- Main Text
- 1 History and Sources
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Treaties
- 3 Customary International Law
- 4 General Principles
- 5 Judicial Decisions
- 6 Teachings of the Most Qualified Publicists
- 7 Soft Law
- 8 Conclusion
- 2 Classification of Armed Conflicts
- 1 Introduction
- 2 History of the Distinction between IAC and NIAC
- 3 Consequences of the Distinction between IAC and NIAC
- 4 Why Does the Distinction Exist and Should it be Abolished?
- 5 The Scope of Application of IHL: IACs
- 6 The Scope of Application of IHL: NIACs
- 7 Foreign Intervention in NIACs
- 8 Intervention by Multinational Forces under UN Command or Authorized by the UN
- 9 Extraterritorial Conflicts with Non-State Armed Groups
- 10 Conclusion
- 3 The Temporal and Geographic Reach of International Humanitarian Law
- 4 Domains of Warfare
- 5 Persons Covered by International Humanitarian Law: Main Categories
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Combatants/POWs
- 3 Civilians
- 4 A Third Category?
- 5 Persons Entitled to Special Protections
- 6 Mercenaries and Private Military/Security Companies
- 7 Spies
- 8 Concluding Remarks
- 6 Fundamental Guarantees
- 7 International Humanitarian Law and the Conduct of Hostilities
- 8 Specifically Protected Persons and Objects
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical Development
- 3 Categories of Persons and Objects
- A Categories of Persons
- 1 Wounded and sick
- 2 Shipwrecked
- 3 Medical personnel and medical activities
- 4 Religious personnel
- 5 Women
- 6 Children
- 7 Disabled persons
- 8 Parachutists from aircraft in distress
- 9 Persons hors de combat
- 10 Parlementaires
- 11 Persons displaying the distinctive emblem
- 12 Personnel involved in a peacekeeping mission
- 13 Civil defence personnel
- 14 Journalists
- 15 Displaced persons: refugees and IDPs
- B Categories of Objects
- A Categories of Persons
- 4 Conclusion
- 9 Protection of the Natural Environment
- 10 Methods of Warfare
- 11 Weapons
- 12 Detention in Armed Conflict
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Treatment and Conditions of Detention
- A Treatment
- B Conditions of Detention
- 1 Dignity and respect
- 2 Safety
- 3 Food and drinking water
- 4 Hygiene and clothing
- 5 Personal belongings
- 6 Accommodation
- 7 Medical care
- 8 Humanitarian relief
- 9 Religion
- 10 Open air and exercise
- 11 Women
- 12 Minors
- 13 Work and recruitment
- 14 Family contact
- 15 Discipline and punishment
- 16 Records
- 17 Public curiosity
- 18 Death
- 19 Complaint mechanism
- 20 Foreigners
- 21 Oversight
- 3 Procedural Safeguards in Internment
- 4 Transfer of Detainees
- 5 Fair Trial Rights
- 6 Conclusion
- 13 Occupation
- 14 Humanitarian Relief Operations
- 15 War Crimes
- 16 Implementation of International Humanitarian Law
- 17 International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Traditional Differences
- 3 When Do Both Branches Apply Simultaneously?
- 4 How to Deal with Divergences if Both Branches Apply?
- 5 Implementation of the Rules of One Branch by the Mechanisms of the Other Branch
- 6 Concluding Observations
- 18 Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and International Humanitarian Law
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Prohibitions on and Criminal Liabilities for Terrorism in Armed Conflict
- 3 Relationship between IHL and Counter-Terrorism Law
- 4 Impact of Counter-Terrorism on Humanitarian Relief Operations
- 5 Conclusion
- 1 History and Sources
- Further Material