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Humanitarian Intervention and International Law

, 2015
The article aims to study the grounds of humanitarian intervention, analyse the rationale behind the use of force for humanitarianpurposes in the context of international law while it lacks the clear-cut definition according to the UN Charter.
BURKADZE, Khatuna
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The protection of individuals in post-conflict Kosovo: the applicability of international human rights law and international humanitarian law to a new generation of peacekeeping operations. [PDF]

, 2003
On 10 June 1999 the United Nations Security Council adopted Security Council Resolution 1244 thereby authorising the establishment of both international civil and security presences in the Kosovo region of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).
Shah, Sangeeta
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THE NUREMBERG TRIAL AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: AN APPRAISAL

International Studies Journal
Prior to the Nuremberg trial, war crimes of international magnitude were tried on the state actors. The Versailles Treaty of 1919 which would have brought nation-states to order failed as the result of retribution from the great powers.
ANDREW BUYENGUM JACKSON, GAMBO NELSON
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Redefining state sovereignty: The complexities of Humanitarian intervention and the Responsibility to Protect

, 2009
At the time this statement was made by the former Secretary General of the United Nations, the international community was engulfed in a debate concerning humanitarian intervention and its effect on state sovereignty. Recent interventions in states such
Ofuani, Suzzie Onyeka
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International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: INCORPORATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW IN U.S. LAW

, 2006
U.S. Constitution Article I, §8 The Congress shall have Power … (10) To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations; (11) To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules
Wilson, Richard J., Simon, Jonathan, Tushnet, Mark, Schnably, Stephen J., Martin, Francisco Forrest   +4 more
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International Humanitarian Assistance and International Law

Tilburg Law Review, 2013
Emilie E. Kuijt, Stefanie Jansen-Wilhelm
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Humanity and Human Rights: The Contours of International Law

Nordicum-Mediterraneum, 2017
Laws regulate conducts by responding to social and political requirements. This holds true for the law of nations as well. Contemporary international law follows two separate tracks when it comes to regulating human rights and humanitarian questions.
Eyassu Gayim
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How Reliance on Nuclear Weapons Erodes and Distorts International Law and Global Order

Cadmus, 2012
Deployment of nuclear forces as an international security mechanism for prevention of major war is far removed from the world envisaged by the United Nations Charter in which threat or use of force is the exception, not the rule.
John Burroughs
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Targeting mistakes and weapon malfunctions under international humanitarian law and international criminal law

The thesis analyses the regulation of mistakes of fact and malfunctions in the targeting cycle under international humanitarian law and international criminal law. Mistakes in the identification of objects of attack, expected incidental civilian harm and
van Benthem, Tsvetelina
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The Conduct of Hostilities in International Humanitarian Law, Volume I

, 2012
This volume is the first of two addressing the legal regime governing the use of force during armed conflicts. Traditionally labeled 'Hague Law', today the norms it examines are commonly referred to as 'conduct of hostilities rules'. At the heart of this

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