Banks, William C.

Counterinsurgency law new directions in asymmetric warfare / [electronic resource] : William Banks. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (xxii, 287 p.) : ill. - Terrorism and global justice series . - Terrorism and global justice series. .

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.

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War (International law)
Counterinsurgency.
Asymmetric warfare.
War--Protection of civilians.
Guerrillas (International law)

KZ6398.A87 / B36 2013

341.63