Conflict Law [recurso electrónico] The Influence of New Weapons Technology, Human Rights and Emerging Actors

Topics as diverse as the evolving spectrum of conflict, innovations in weaponry, automated and autonomous attack, the depersonalisation of warfare, detention operations, the influence of modern media and the application of human rights law to the conduct of hostilities are examined in this book to see to what extent existing legal norms are challenged. The book takes each topic in turn, explains relevant provisions of contemporary law and analyses exactly where the legal problem lies. The analysis then develops the theme, examining for example the implications of current rules as to deception operations for certain applications of cyber warfare. The text is written in an accessible style, and demonstrates the continuing relevance of established rules and the importance of compliance with them. Useful for academics, military, governments, ministries of defence, ministries of foreign affairs, libraries, diplomats, think tanks, policy units, NGOs, and all others with an interest in law of armed conflict issues such as journalists and students. In this, the second decade of the 21st Century, the law relating to conflict is confronted by a number of challenges this book seeks to identify and to discuss. Topics as diverse as the evolving spectrum of conflict, innovations in weaponry, automated and autonomous attack, the depersonalisation of warfare, detention operations, the influence of modern media and the application of human rights law to the conduct of hostilities are examined to see to what extent existing legal norms are under attack. The book takes each topic in turn, explains relevant provisions of contemporary law and analyses exactly where the legal problem lies. The analysis then develops the theme, examining for example the implications of current rules as to deception operations for certain applications of cyber warfare. The book, written in an accessible style, demonstrates the continuing relevance of established rules and the importance of compliance with them. It is a valuable tool for further discussion and research involving academics, military lawyers and commanders, governments, ministries of defence and foreign affairs, libraries, diplomats, think tanks, policy units, NGOs, journalists, students and all others with an interest in law of armed conflict issues. Dr William H. Boothby is the Former Deputy Director of Legal Services, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-15 The Changing Legal Spectrum of Conflict....Pages 17-63 International Manuals and International Law....Pages 65-95 Interacting Technologies and Legal Challenge....Pages 97-153 Weapons Law and Future Conflict....Pages 155-196 Legal Implications of Emerging Approaches to War....Pages 197-239 People and the Legal Spectrum of Conflict....Pages 241-279 Detention Operations: Legal Safeguards for Internees....Pages 281-315 The Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights Law....Pages 317-366 Making Sense of the Human Rights Law/Law of Armed Conflict Conundrum: A Practical Proposal....Pages 367-390 War in the Spotlight....Pages 391-427 Bringing the Strands Together....Pages 429-464