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Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Volume 23 (2020)

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Editors:
  1. Terry D. Gill

    1. Criminal Law Section, Section Military Law, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  2. Robin Geiß

    1. United Nations Institute for Disarmament Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

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  3. Heike Krieger

    1. Department of Law/Public Law, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  4. Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi

    1. Research Department, T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Hague, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law (YIHL, volume 23)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  4. Year in Review

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. Year in Review 2020

      • Klaudia Klonowska, Shraddha Dubey
      Pages 157-246

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 247-271
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About this book

This volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law takes a close look at the role of so-called “expert manuals” in the interpretation and development of the international law of armed conflict and connected branches of international law relating to military operations. While these manuals can and do play an undoubtedly useful role, their proliferation raises a number of questions. What degree of authority do they have and how much weight should be given to the views expressed in them? What is the methodology they employ and how effective is it in ensuring an as objective and impartial interpretation of the law as possible? What is their place in the doctrine of sources? While there is already a considerable body of literature addressing these and other relevant questions, this volume aims to contribute further to this discussion with contributions by three experts involved in one or more of these manuals in one capacity or another. 

Alongside these three contributions on this year’s special theme, the second part of the book comprises three chapters that address timely and relevant issues of International Humanitarian Law. These range from starvation as a method of warfare, to emerging technologies of warfare, and also includes reflections on humanitarian assistance. Lastly, the volume concludes with the Year in Review, describing the most important armed conflict-related events and legal developments that took place in 2020.
 
The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law is a leading annual publication devoted to the study of international humanitarian law. It provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this crucial branch of international law. Distinguished by contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers and students.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Criminal Law Section, Section Military Law, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Terry D. Gill

  • United Nations Institute for Disarmament Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

    Robin Geiß

  • Department of Law/Public Law, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Heike Krieger

  • Research Department, T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Hague, The Netherlands

    Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi

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