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Edited by Fleck Dieter

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This Handbook provides a black letter text of international humanitarian law, along with case analysis and commentary by a team of internationally renowned experts. It also highlights the interplay of international humanitarian law with human rights law, and other branches of international law.

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The Handbook of International Humanitarian Law sets out a Black Letter text of international humanitarian law accompanied by case analysis and extensive explanatory commentary by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned experts.This updated and revised fourth edition, first published in 2021, takes account of the latest legal developments, such as the 2017 Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty, as well as the ongoing debate on many old and new issues including the notion of direct participation in hostilities; air and missile warfare; military operations in outer space; military cyber operations; belligerent occupation; operational detention; and the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict. The continuing need to consider borderline issues of the law of armed conflict as well as the interplay of international humanitarian law, human rights law, and other branches of international law is highlighted. Certain topics, such as the law of occupation, protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts, humanitarian assistance, and human rights in armed conflict have been made more visible in separate chapters.

Table of contents:
1: Dieter Fleck: Introduction2: Mary Ellen O”Connell:Historical Developments and Legal Basis3: Jann K. Kleffner:Scope of Application of International Humanitarian Law4: Nobuo Hayashi:General Principles of International Humanitarian Law5: Knut Ipsen: Combatants and Non-Combatants6: Marco Longobardo and Dieter Fleck: Means of Combat7: Stefan Oeter: Methods of Combat8: Knut Dörmann: Protection of Civilians9: Knut Dörmann and Sylvain Vité: Occupation10:Michael Bothe:Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts11: Knut Dörmann and Tristan Ferraro: Humanitarian Assistance12: Jann K. Kleffner with Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg: Protection of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked13: Sandra Krähenmann: Protection of Prisoners in Armed Conflict14: Jann K. Kleffner: Human Rights in Armed Conflct15: Nilendra Kumar: Protection of Religious Personnel16: Roger O”Keefe:Protection of Cultural Property17: Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg: The Law of Armed Conflict at Sea18: Michael Bothe: The Law of Neutrality19:Dieter Fleck: The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict20: Ben F. Klappe:The Law of International Peace Operations21: Silja Vöneky:Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian LawAnnex: Distinctive Emblems

Biographical note:
Dr Dieter Fleck is Honorary President of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, and former Director, International Agreements & Policy, of the German Federal Ministry of Defence.

Publisher’s notice:
Dr Dieter Fleck is Honorary President of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War, and former Director, International Agreements & Policy, of the German Federal Ministry of Defence.

Version history:
This highly influential book covers all aspects of international humanitarian law in international and non-international armed conflict situationsProvides extensive explanatory commentary and case analysis by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned expertsOffers a complete account of activities that should be taken to improve implementation and enforcement of international humanitarian lawExplores international humanitarian law”s interaction with human rights law and other areas of international law