englischLaunching a manifestly excessive attack is criminal according to Art. 8 II b) ICC-Statute. But what if non-necessary weapons are being used even though military advantage and collateral damage seem to be in proportion? The book explores this question. First, the theory of principles is [...]
more informationenglischAs victims of international crimes, minorities are involuntary protagonists of international criminal law, but the protection they enjoy through the criminalisation of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes is limited. Embedded in human rights, public international law recognises [...]
more informationenglischUp to now, the naval blockade has been analysed almost exclusively in the context of ius in bello under international law. Since the emergence of the United Nations peacekeeping system, however, the question has arisen as to how the maritime blockade is to be assessed in terms of ius ad et [...]
more informationenglischCyber warfare is an issue of extreme importance in the current debate on security policy. So far, there has been no cyber incident that states have acknowledged as an armed conflict in the legal sense. And even if, nowadays, a war exclusively fought with cyber attacks seems unrealis-tic, [...]
more informationenglischEver since the end of the Second World War, Japanese defense and security law has been shaped by the tension between the "peace article" of the Constitution and the political expectations of an operational force. The result is a complex network of statutory guidelines for the activities of [...]
more informationenglischThe law of neutrality has gained renewed relevance in the recent Ukraine conflict. It has already been subject of much debate as a result of changes in the international legal system. Nevertheless, the law of neutrality has maintained its place in international law to this day. The author [...]
more informationenglischThe books aims at mapping out how, under the jus contra bellum, the risk of mistake is distributed between the different actors: By systematically analyzing the sources of international law, the author examines to which extent mistakes by states regarding the factual requirements of an [...]
more informationenglischUnder Art. 2 (4) UN-Charta it is forbidden for states to use force "in their international relations". While most authors consider this to mean solely "inter-state force", there is in fact a broader meaning to this central element of the provision. After a thorough textual interpretation, [...]
more informationenglischThis book contributes to the widespread discussion among international legal scholars about the conceptualisation of a third branch of the law of armed force – a ius post bellum. This thesis identifies reparations for the violation of the ius ad bellum as a possible post bellum-principle and [...]
more informationenglisch„Paris 1919-1920: Peace through Law?“ – In this volume, which unites essays by the historian Marcus Payk, the political scientist Herfried Münkler and the international lawyers Claus Kreß and Angelika Nußberger, this question is considered not only in its historical context. In addition, the [...]
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