Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law - 2010

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schmitt, M.N (Editor), Arimatsu, Louise (Editor), McCormack, T. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: The Hague, The Netherlands : T. M. C. Asser Press, 2011.
• Series: Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law ; 13
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Public international law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Public International Law.

The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law is the world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws governing armed conflict. It provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this crucial branch of international law. Distin...

Table of Contents:

• Who may be killed? Anwar al-Awlaki as a case study in the international legal regulation of lethal force
• Adjudicating armed conflict in domestic courts: The experience of Israel’s Supreme Court
• Counter-insurgency operations in Afghanistan. What about the ‘jus in bellum’ and the ‘jus in bello’: is the law still accurate? Civilian intelligence agencies and the use of armed drones
• International humanitarian law and bombing campaigns: legitimate military objectives and excessive collateral damage
• The law of armed conflict and international human rights law – some paradigmatic differences and operational implications
• Unlawful presence of protected persons in occupied territory? An analysis of Israel’s permit regime and expulsions from the West Bank under the law of occupations
• The year in review
• Drone attacks under the jus ad bellum and jus in bello: clearing the fog of law
• Domestic, legal or other proceedings undertaken by both the government of Israel and the Palestinian side
• Poison, gas and expanding bullets: the extension of the list of prohibited weapons at the Review Conference of the International Criminal Court in Kampala
• The US Department of Defense Law of War Manual – an update
• Focus Topic: The Gaza Blockade
• Rule selection in the case of Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza: Law of naval warfare or law of the sea? The Gaza freedom flotilla and international law
• A guide to state practice concerning international humanitarian law.-.