This month sees the publication of a new collection of essays based around the theme of the continuing relevance of the laws of war in the face of emerging technologies and new methods of warfare, as well as the growth of international human rights and criminal law.
The laws of war raise numerous normative, structural and systemic issues and problems which this book addresses through chapters on legal regimes, classification of conflicts, peacekeeping and the laws of war, humanitarian law and war crimes, Article 5 tribunals, direct participation in hostilities, drones, targeting, explosive weapons and civilians, the ICRC, corporate criminal responsibility, the trial of PoWs, and problems in prosecuting war criminals.
This edited collection published by Cambridge University Press brings together leading academic, military and professional experts to examine key issues for the continuing role and function of the laws of war in the 21st century.
The editors are Caroline Harvey (solicitor), James Summers (University of Lancaster) and Nigel D. White (University of Nottingham). The collection is in honour of Peter Rowe from the University of Lancaster. The foreword is written by Judge Christopher Greenwood of the International Court of Justice. Editorial assistance on the book was provided by Lydia Davies-Bright (Ph.D candidate in the School of Law, University of Nottingham).
For further information and to purchase the book, visit the Cambridge University Press website.
Posted on Tuesday 21st October 2014