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Counterinsurgency law [electronic resource] : new directions in asymmetric warfare / William Banks.
Series: Terrorism and global justice series: Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2013Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 287 p.) : illISBN: 9780190260170 (ebook) :Subject(s): War (International law)
| Counterinsurgency | Asymmetric warfare | War -- Protection of civilians | Guerrillas (International law)Additional Physical Form: Print version 9780199941445DDC classification: 341.63 LOC classification: KZ6398.A87 | B36 2013Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This title explores, from an interdisciplinary legal and policy perspective, the multiple challenges that counterinsurgency operations pose today to the rule of law - international, humanitarian, human rights, criminal, and domestic. Addressing the considerable challenges for the future of armed conflict, each chapter explores the premise that in counterinsurgency operations, international humanitarian law, human rights law, international law more generally, and domestic national security laws do not provide adequate legal and policy coverage and guidance for multiple reasons.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title explores, from an interdisciplinary legal and policy perspective, the multiple challenges that counterinsurgency operations pose today to the rule of law - international, humanitarian, human rights, criminal, and domestic. Addressing the considerable challenges for the future of armed conflict, each chapter explores the premise that in counterinsurgency operations, international humanitarian law, human rights law, international law more generally, and domestic national security laws do not provide adequate legal and policy coverage and guidance for multiple reasons.
Description based on print version record.