Counterinsurgency law : new directions in asymmetric warfare /

"The four parts of our book that follow offer a range of legal and policy perspectives on the problems of COIN in particular and irregular warfare in general as twenty-first century asymmetric warfare continues to evolve. The contributors offer analyses and prescriptions that are complimentary...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Banks, William C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Series:Terrorism and global justice series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The human rights council and the convergence of humanitarian law and human rights law / Dr. Daphné Richemond-Barak
  • Proportionality in counterinsurgency : reconciling human rights and humanitarian law / Evan J. Criddle
  • Reunifying the law of armed conflict in COIN operations through a sovereign agency theory / Eric Talbot Jensen
  • Two sides of the combatant COIN : untangling direct participation in hostilities from belligerent status in noninternational armed conflicts / Geoffrey Corn
  • Valor's vices : against a state duty to risk forces in armed conflict / Peter Margulies
  • Agency of risk : the competing balance between protecting military forces and the civilian population during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan / Christopher Jenks
  • New approaches to reducing and mitigating harm to civilians / Gregory S. McNeal
  • Terrorism and the laws of multi-dimensional warfare / Boaz Ganor
  • The use of force regime and unconventional threats : Anwar al-Awlaki as a case study / Robert Chesney
  • The Gaza freedom flotilla : politicizing maritime in asymmetric contexts / Corri Zoli.