Conflict Law, 2014 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.

Introduction.- The Changing Legal Spectrum of Conflict.- International manuals and international law.- Interacting technologies and legal challenge.- Weapons law and future conflict.- Legal implications of emerging approaches to war.- People and the Legal Spectrum of Conflict.- Detention operations: Legal safeguards for internees.- The law of armed conflict and human rights law.- Making sense of the human rights law/law of armed conflict conundrum - a practical proposal.- War in the spotlight.- Bringing the strands together.

Author combines extensive military career with academic rigour Takes numerous vital issues currently confronting the law of armed conflict and presents the author's personal assessment of each Written in a clear and accessible style Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras