Applying International Humanitarian Law in Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Bodies, 2014 International and Domestic Aspects

The work analyzes the impact and implementation of international humanitarian law in judicial and quasi judicial bodies. Moreover, acknowledging the high impact domestic jurisdictions have in the configuration of international law, the book does not rest only in an analysis of the international jurisprudence, but delves also into the question of how domestic courts relate to international humanitarian law issues.

Introducing International Humanitarian Law to Judicial and Quasi Judicial Bodies.- Applicability Test of Additional Protocol II and Common Article 3 for Crimes in Internal Armes Conflict.- The Role of the U.S. Judicial Branch During the Long War: Drone Courts, Damage Suits, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests.- International Humanitarian Law in the Maritime Context: Conflict Characterization in Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Contexts.- Domestic Humanitarian Law: Developing the Law of War in Domestic Courts.- The Interaction of the International Terrorism Suppression Regime and IHL in Domestic Criminal Prosecutions: The UK Experience.- Beyond Life and Limb: Exploring Incidental Mental Harm under International Humanitarian Law.- Armed Conflict and the Inter-American Human Rights System: Application or Interpretation of International Humanitarian Law? The European Court of Human Right’s Engagement with International Humanitarian Law.- The Interaction between Domestic Law and International Humanitarian Law at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.- Applying the Laws of Armed Conflict in Swiss Courts.- International Humanitarian Law in the Courts of Australia.- Aut Deportare Aut Judicare: Current Topics in International Humanitarian Law in Canada.- International Humanitarian Law in Indian Courts: Application, Misapplication and Non-Application.- Interpretations of IHL in Tribunals of the United States.- The International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur and the Application of International Humanitarian Norms.- The Mavi Marmara Incident and the Application of International Humanitarian Law by Quasi-Judicial Bodies.