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Author:   Ezequiel Heffes ,  Marcos D. Kotlik ,  Manuel J. Ventura
Publisher:   T.M.C. Asser Press
Imprint:   T.M.C. Asser Press
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.863kg
ISBN:  

9789462653382

ISBN 10:   9462653380
Pages:   451
Publication Date:   09 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chapter 1. Introduction: The Functions and Interactions of Non-State Actors in the Realm of International Humanitarian Law.- Part I. The Proliferation of NSAs Involved in Armed Conflicts.- Chapter 2. What Are ‘Armed Non-State Actors’? A Legal and Semantic Approach.- Chapter 3. Beyond Banning Mercenaries: The Use of Private Military and Security Companies under IHL.- Chapter 4. The Legal Protection of Personnel of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Times of NIAC.- Part II. The Regulation of NSAs Involved in Armed Conflict beyond IHL.- Chapter 5. Chemical Weapons and Non-State Actors.- Chapter 6. Automatic Criminal Liability for Unlawful Confinement (Imprisonment) as a War Crime? A Potential Consequence of Denying Non-State Armed Groups the Power to Detain in NIACs.- Chapter 7. Detention by Non-State Armed Groups in NIACs: IHL, International Human Rights Law and the Question of Right Authority.- Chapter 8. Human Rights Obligations of Non-State Armed Groups: An Assessment Based on Recent Practice.- Chapter 9. Post-Conflict Justice: Extending International Criminal Responsibility to Non-State Entities.- Part III. The Development of IHL by NSAs.- Chapter 10.  Uses of IHL by the International Court of Justice: A Critical Approach towards Its Role in the International Legal Arena.- Chapter 11. The Development of IHL by Human Rights Bodies.- Chapter 12. Targeting Members of Non-State Armed Groups in NIACs: An Attempt to Reconcile International Human Rights Law with IHL’s (De Facto) Status-based Targeting.- Part IV. The Emergence of Horizontal Interactions between NSAs.- Chapter 13. Generating Respect for the Law by Non-State Armed Groups: The ICRC’s Role and Activities.- Chapter 14. Compliance with Humanitarian Rules on the Protection of Children by Non-State Armed Groups: the UN’s Managerial Approach.- Chapter 15. Non-State Actors Engaging Non-State Actors: Geneva Call’s Experience in NIACs.

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Ezequiel Heffes, LLM, is a Thematic Legal Adviser in the Policy and Legal Unit at Geneva Call in Geneva, Switzerland, Marcos D. Kotlik, LLM, is Academic Coordinator at the Observatory of International Humanitarian Law of the University of Buenos Aires, School of Law and was a Judicial Fellow at the International Court of Justice between 2018-2019, and Manuel J. Ventura, LLM (Hons), is an Associate Legal Officer in the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, an Adjunct Fellow at the School of Law at Western Sydney University, and a Director of The Peace and Justice Initiative.

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