International Humanitarian Law Facing New Challenges Symposium in Honour of KNUT IPSEN /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Heinegg, Wolff Heintschel von (Editor), Epping, Volker (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Law.; International humanitarian law.; International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict.

Recent armed conflicts, whether international or non-international in character, are in many respects characterized by a variety of asymmetries. These asymmetries may be overstressed, sometime even abused, and ultimately virtually meaningless. Still, either as such or in conjunction with other devel...