Volumes 21 and 29 of the International Humanitarian Law Series published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers are now available.
Volume 21 entitled Violations of the Rules Applicable in Non-International Armed Conflicts and Their Possible Causes The Case of Somalia by Omar Abdulle Alasow has just been published. Here’s the abstract:
While all armed conflicts are […]
With 2008 Cluster Munition Convention entering into force only last Sunday (as previously noted here), OUP is planning to publish an extensive and useful commentary to the treaty.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions A Commentary, Edited by Gro Nystuen and Stuart Casey-Maslen is due to be available in October 2010.
According to the publishers:
This Commentary on the […]
GENEVA, 9 July 2010 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced today that its annual Nansen Refugee Award will go to Alixandra Fazzina, a British photojournalist whose work documents the often overlooked consequences of war.
On learning of the award Fazzina said, “I am overwhelmed and absolutely delighted to have been recognized by […]
Counterinsurgency by David Kilcullen
From the publishers:
David Kilcullen is one of the world’s most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war powerfully influenced America’s decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement “the Surge,” now recognized as a dramatic success.
In […]
The Environment in Armed Conflict: Military or Civilian Asset?
Thursday, July 15th, at 9:30 a.m. (EST)
The Live Seminar will examine the legal instruments and policy tools available to protect the environment in situations of armed conflict. Against the backdrop of the release of a United Nations Environment Programme report, the Seminar will address the following questions:
How are notions such […]
The newest issue of New York University Law School Journal of International Law and Politics containing the following items is out:
Volume 42, Number 3
ARTICLES
Forum: The ICRC Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities Under International Humanitarian Law
Ryan Goodman & Derek Jinks, The ICRC Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in […]
Memorial Lecture for Dr. Avril McDonald
Tim McCormack on Peace v. Justice and the Role of War Crimes Trials
Tim McCormack is Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne Law School and Special Adviser on International Humanitarian Law to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. He was the Foundation Director of the Asia Pacific Centre […]
The International Law Department of the Center for Naval Warfare Studies of the U.S. Naval War College will host a conference on International Law and the Changing Character of War , 22-24 June, 2010, in Newport, Rhode Island, US.
The purpose of the conference is to examine the challenge to international law posed by the changing […]
‘Ethics Under Fire’
In association with the University of Oxford Programme on the Changing Character of War (CCW).
Tuesday 8 June 2010 17:00 – 19:00
Venue: Old Library, All Souls College
Speakers to include:
Prof Henry Shue and Dapo Akande
On 12 July 2007 a US Apache helicopter engaged a group of suspected insurgents in Bagdad, killing at least 12 people. […]
Collection of essays edited by Jean-Marc Sorel and Corneliu-Liviu Popescu dedicated to the wider protection of the vulnerable groups in armed conflict has been published by Bruylant. It is avaliable here.
Here is the summary:
Ont contribué à ce volume : Ruxandra Costache, Daniela Deteseanu, Gregory Lewkowicz, Kathia Martin-Chenut, Faria Medjouba, Corneliu-Liviu Popescu, Jean-Marc Sorel, Justine Stefanelli, […]
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