The Human Dimension of International Law

Selected Papers of Antonio Cassese

• Author(s): Antonio Cassese,
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Pages: 539
• ISBN_10: 0199232911
  ISBN_13: 9780199232918
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Law / Criminal Law / General , Law / International , Political Science / International Relations / General , Political Science / Human Rights ,

Description:... I THE HUMAN DIMENSION OF WARS; A. GENERAL; 1. Current trends in the Development of the Law of Armed Conflict; 2. The Martens Clause: Half a Loaf or Simply Pie in the Sky?; 3. Revolution and International Law; B. CLASSES OF WARS AND BELLIGERENTS; 4. Wars of National Liberation and Humanitarian Law; 5. Civil War and International Law; 6. The Spanish Civil War and the Development of Customary Law Concerning Internal Armed Conflicts; 7. The Status of Rebels under the 1977 Geneva Protocol on Non-International Armed Conflicts; C. MEANS OF WARFARE; 8. The Prohibition of Indiscriminate Means of Warfare; 9. Weapons Causing Unnecessary Suffering: Are They Prohibited?; 10. Means of Warfare: The Traditional and the New Law; D. MILITARY OCCUPATION; 11. Powers and Duties of an Occupant in Relation to Land and Natural Resources; 12. Legal Considerations on the International Status of Jerusalem; II OUR COMMON RIGHTS; A. TORTURE AND INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENTS; 13. Prohibition of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; 14. Can the Notion of Inhuman and Degrading Treatment be Applied to Socio-Economic Conditions?; 15. A New Approach to Human Rights: The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture; 16. The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Comes of Age; B. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; 17. Foreign Economic Assistance and Respect for Civil and Political Rights: Chile - A Case Study; 18. Foreign Economic Assistance and Human Rights: Two Different Approaches; 19. A 'Contribution' by the West to the Struggle against Hunger: the Nestle affair; III FIGHTING STATE AND INDIVIDUAL CRIMINALITY; A. STATE 'CRIMINALITY' V. INDIVIDUAL'S CRIMINAL LIABILITY; 20. Remarks on the Present Legal Regulation of Crimes of States; 21. On the Current Trends towards Criminal Prosecution and Punishment of Breaches of International Humanitarian Law; B. INTERNATIONAL CRIMES OF INDIVIDUALS