War & law since 1945 /Geoffrey Best

By:

Best, Geoffrey

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c1997.Description: xiv, 434 p. : 24 cmISBN:

0198206992

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DDC classification:

341.6 BES

Contents:

Abbreviations, Short Titles, and Archive References xiii PART I: THE BACKGROUND TO THE LAWS OF WAR 3 (64) 1. Introduction 3 (11) War, Law, and the Laws of War 3 (2) Public International Law, and the Law of War as Part of It 5 (5) Objectives, Methods, and Limitations of This Book 10 (2) Terminology and Abbreviations 12 (2) 2. The Laws of War from Early Modern Times to the Second World War 14 (53) Grotius, Rousseau, and the Non-Combatant 26 (8) Invasion and Occupation, Blockade and Bombardment 34 (5) Expansion and Codification of the Law 39 (5) Non-Combatants and Civilians: Dawn of the Modern Dilemma 44 (3) The War of 1914-1918 and its Aftermath 47 (13) The War of 1939-1945 60 (7) PART II: RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LAWS OF WAR, 1945-1950 67 (168) 3. The United Nations and the New Legal Order of the World 67 (13) 4. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 80 (35) Approaches to the Diplomatic Conference 80 (19) The Diplomatic Conference: What Happened, and What did not Happen 99 (16) 5. Making the Geneva Conventions 115 (65) The Protection of Civilians 115 (8) The Security of Belligerents 123 (9) Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked 132 (3) Prisoners of War 135 (7) Application and Enforcement 142 (16) Repression of Violations 158 (10) Non-International Armed Conflicts 168 (12) 6. The Contribution of the Courts: Nuremberg, Tokyo, and the Rest 180 (55) War on Land 185 (2) Military Necessity 187 (1) Superior Orders and Command Responsibility 188 (4) Hostages, Collective Punishments, and Reprisals 192 (3) War at Sea 195 (4) War in the Air 199 (8) Entr'acte. How the Development of International Society Differed from the Legislators' Expectations 207 (28) PART III: LAW AND ARMED CONFLICT SINCE 1950 235 (168) 7. Humanitarian Practice and the Laws of War 235 (18) The Supposed Equality of Belligerents and Impartiality of Humanitarian Relief 235 (6) Military Necessity's Moral Anchor in the jus ad bellum 241 (6) The Spirit of Humanitarianism and the Letter of Law 247 (6) 8. Methods and Means 253 (117) Combatants, Non-Combatants, and Civilians 253 (13) Permissions and Prohibitions 266 (6) Permissions: Military Objectives 272 (4) Prohibitions: 276 (47) Terror, Indiscriminate Bombardment, and Starvation 276 (7) Cultural property and the environment 283 (5) Perfidy 288 (5) Prohibited weapons 293 (18) Reprisals 311 (7) Safety zones 318 (5) Precautions and Proportionality 323 (10) Combatants and Prisoners 333 (8) The Legislation of the 1970s: The Additional Protocols 341 (6) Prisoners, Detainees, and the ICRC 347 (23) 9. Application, Implementation, and Enforcement 370 (33) Epilogue 403 (20) Multilateral Politics 408 (2) Humanitarian Public Opinion 410 (4) The CDDH, 1974-1977 414 (9) Suggestions for Further Reading 423 (4) Index 427

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Abbreviations, Short Titles, and Archive References xiii
PART I: THE BACKGROUND TO THE LAWS OF WAR 3 (64)
1. Introduction
3 (11)
War, Law, and the Laws of War
3 (2)
Public International Law, and the Law of War as Part of It
5 (5)
Objectives, Methods, and Limitations of This Book
10 (2)
Terminology and Abbreviations
12 (2)
2. The Laws of War from Early Modern Times to the Second World War
14 (53)
Grotius, Rousseau, and the Non-Combatant
26 (8)
Invasion and Occupation, Blockade and Bombardment
34 (5)
Expansion and Codification of the Law
39 (5)
Non-Combatants and Civilians: Dawn of the Modern Dilemma
44 (3)
The War of 1914-1918 and its Aftermath
47 (13)
The War of 1939-1945
60 (7)
PART II: RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LAWS OF WAR, 1945-1950 67 (168)
3. The United Nations and the New Legal Order of the World
67 (13)
4. The Geneva Conventions of 1949
80 (35)
Approaches to the Diplomatic Conference
80 (19)
The Diplomatic Conference: What Happened, and What did not Happen
99 (16)
5. Making the Geneva Conventions
115 (65)
The Protection of Civilians
115 (8)
The Security of Belligerents
123 (9)
Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked
132 (3)
Prisoners of War
135 (7)
Application and Enforcement
142 (16)
Repression of Violations
158 (10)
Non-International Armed Conflicts
168 (12)
6. The Contribution of the Courts: Nuremberg, Tokyo, and the Rest
180 (55)
War on Land
185 (2)
Military Necessity
187 (1)
Superior Orders and Command Responsibility
188 (4)
Hostages, Collective Punishments, and Reprisals
192 (3)
War at Sea
195 (4)
War in the Air
199 (8)
Entr'acte. How the Development of International Society Differed from the Legislators' Expectations
207 (28)
PART III: LAW AND ARMED CONFLICT SINCE 1950 235 (168)
7. Humanitarian Practice and the Laws of War
235 (18)
The Supposed Equality of Belligerents and Impartiality of Humanitarian Relief
235 (6)
Military Necessity's Moral Anchor in the jus ad bellum
241 (6)
The Spirit of Humanitarianism and the Letter of Law
247 (6)
8. Methods and Means
253 (117)
Combatants, Non-Combatants, and Civilians
253 (13)
Permissions and Prohibitions
266 (6)
Permissions: Military Objectives
272 (4)
Prohibitions:
276 (47)
Terror, Indiscriminate Bombardment, and Starvation
276 (7)
Cultural property and the environment
283 (5)
Perfidy
288 (5)
Prohibited weapons
293 (18)
Reprisals
311 (7)
Safety zones
318 (5)
Precautions and Proportionality
323 (10)
Combatants and Prisoners
333 (8)
The Legislation of the 1970s: The Additional Protocols
341 (6)
Prisoners, Detainees, and the ICRC
347 (23)
9. Application, Implementation, and Enforcement
370 (33)
Epilogue 403 (20)
Multilateral Politics 408 (2)
Humanitarian Public Opinion 410 (4)
The CDDH, 1974-1977 414 (9)
Suggestions for Further Reading 423 (4)
Index 427

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