International law and armed conflict : challenges in the 21st century /
edited by Noëlle Quénivet & Shilan Shah-Davis.
- The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press, c2010.
- xxviii, 434 p. ; 25 cm.
Symposium on International Law and Armed Conflict in September 2008 at the University of the West of England (UK).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Confronting the challenges of international law and armed conflict in the 21st century / Noëlle Quénivet and Shilan Shah-Davis -- Myths of 'Lawfare' and 'Legal encirclement' / Christopher P.M. Waters -- Issues of the Draft Convention on the criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission / Melanie O'Brien -- Internationalising the Colombian armed conflict through humanitarian law and transitional justice / Rafael A. Prieto Sanjuán -- Criminal accountability or civil liability : which approach most effectively redresses the negative environment consequences of armed conflict? / Tara Smith -- Commentary on: accountability / Bill Bowring -- The impact of armed conflict on sustainable development : a holistic approach / Onita Das -- A darker shade of green : Is it time to ecocentrise the laws of war? / Karen Hulme -- Targeted economic measures to curb armed conflict? The Kimberley process on the trade of 'conflict diamonds' / Jan Erik Wetzel -- Commentary on: environment and natural resources / William Schabas -- Business under fire : transnational corporations and human rights in conflict zones / Olga Martin-Ortega -- The influence of non-governmental actors on compliance with international law : compliance with United Nations Security Council Decision's on Angola's conflict diamonds / Pini Pavel Miretski -- Private regulation of private military companies : a potentially private solution to a commercial problem? / Dewi Williams -- Commentary on: privatisation and armed conflict / Ademola Abass -- Children and the International Criminal Court / Cynthia Chamberlain -- Child terrorists : why and how should they be protected by international law / Hilly Moodrick-Even Khen -- Commentary on: children and armed conflict / William Schabas -- Today's quest for international criminal justice : a short overview of the present state of criminal prosecution of international crimes / Sascha-Dominik Bachman -- Commentary on: implementation of international humanitarian law / Bill Bowring -- Commentary on: implementation of international humanitarian law / Gerd Hankel -- Bridging the gaps in the laws of armed conflict? International criminal tribunals and the development of humanitarian law / Shane Darcy -- Devising new rules for regulating international terrorism warfare and engaging non-state actors in the negotiations -- Konstantinos D. Magliveras -- Commentary on: reforming the laws of war / Gerd Hankel -- 'In the interest of peace and in the interest of justice' : Security Council deferrals as a constructive tool for conflict resolution / Yassin A. M'Boge -- Procedural aspects of the relationship between the International Criminal Court and Future Truth Commissions. Lessons learned from the cases of Sierra Leone and East Timor / Madalena Pampalk -- The impact of the legal right to self-determination on the law of occupation as a framework for post-conflict state reconstruction / Matthew Saul -- Commentary on: peace, security and justice / Ademola Abass -- Commentary on: peace, security and justice / Nigel White.