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The Limits Of Inviolability: The Parameters For Protection Of United Nations Facilities During Armed Conflict, Laurie R. Blank Mar 2017

The Limits Of Inviolability: The Parameters For Protection Of United Nations Facilities During Armed Conflict, Laurie R. Blank

International Law Studies

This article examines the international legal protections for United Nations humanitarian assistance and other civilian facilities during armed conflict, including under general international law, setting forth the immunities of the United Nations, and the law of armed conflict (LOAC), the relevant legal framework during wartime. Recent conflicts highlight three primary issues: (1) collateral damage to UN facilities as a consequence of strikes on military objectives nearby and military operations in the immediate vicinity; (2) the misuse of UN facilities for military purposes; and (3) direct attacks on fighters, weapons or other equipment that cause damage to such facilities. To identify …


Chemical Weapons And Other Atrocities: Contrasting Responses To The Syrian Crisis, Tim Mccormack Dec 2016

Chemical Weapons And Other Atrocities: Contrasting Responses To The Syrian Crisis, Tim Mccormack

International Law Studies

Why has the use of chemical weapons in Syria engendered such a substantive multilateral response in stark contrast to almost every other egregious international law violation perpetrated against the civilian population? Various theories have been offered but the explanation has little to do with humanitarian concerns for Syrian victims and is more readily explicable by unusual (in the Syrian context) alignment of U.S. and Russian national interests. Bashar al-Assad was convinced to accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention, to surrender his stockpiles of chemical weapons and to co-operate with international investigators deployed under UN Security Council auspices amid a cacophony …


International Law And Cyber Threats From Non-State Actors, Laurie R. Blank Dec 2013

International Law And Cyber Threats From Non-State Actors, Laurie R. Blank

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Keeping The Cyber Peace: International Legal Aspects Of Cyber Activities In Peace Operations, Jann K. Kleffner, Heather A. Harrison Dinniss Dec 2013

Keeping The Cyber Peace: International Legal Aspects Of Cyber Activities In Peace Operations, Jann K. Kleffner, Heather A. Harrison Dinniss

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Road Ahead: Gaps, Leaks And Drips, Michael J. Glennon Dec 2013

The Road Ahead: Gaps, Leaks And Drips, Michael J. Glennon

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Detention Of Terrorists In The Twenty-First Century, William K. Lietzau Aug 2012

Detention Of Terrorists In The Twenty-First Century, William K. Lietzau

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Xvii Asymmetric Warfare: How To Respond?, Wolff Heintschel Von Heinegg Aug 2011

Xvii Asymmetric Warfare: How To Respond?, Wolff Heintschel Von Heinegg

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Occupation In Iraq: Issues On The Periphery And For The Future: A Rubik's Cube Problem?, George K. Walker Dec 2010

Occupation In Iraq: Issues On The Periphery And For The Future: A Rubik's Cube Problem?, George K. Walker

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Jus Ad Pacem In Bello? Afghanistan, Stability Operations, And The International Law Relating To Armed Conflicts, David Turns Aug 2009

Jus Ad Pacem In Bello? Afghanistan, Stability Operations, And The International Law Relating To Armed Conflicts, David Turns

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Afghanistan: Hard Choices And The Future Of International Law, John F. Murphy Aug 2009

Afghanistan: Hard Choices And The Future Of International Law, John F. Murphy

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The 1982 United Nations Convention Of The Law Of The Sea: A Historical Perspective On Prospects For Us Accession, Horace B. Robertson Jr. Aug 2008

The 1982 United Nations Convention Of The Law Of The Sea: A Historical Perspective On Prospects For Us Accession, Horace B. Robertson Jr.

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Conflicts Between United Nations Security Council Resolutions And The 1982 United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea, And Their Possible Resolution, Robin R. Churchill Aug 2008

Conflicts Between United Nations Security Council Resolutions And The 1982 United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea, And Their Possible Resolution, Robin R. Churchill

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Unvarnished Truth: The Debate On The Law Of The Sea Convention, William L. Schachte Jr. Aug 2008

The Unvarnished Truth: The Debate On The Law Of The Sea Convention, William L. Schachte Jr.

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Future Navies - Present Issues, Jane G. Dalton Dec 2006

Future Navies - Present Issues, Jane G. Dalton

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Legality Of Operation Iraqi Freedom Under International Law, Michael N. Schmitt Oct 2006

The Legality Of Operation Iraqi Freedom Under International Law, Michael N. Schmitt

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Legal And Tactical Dilemmas Inherit In Fighting Terror: Experience Of The Israeli Army In Jenin And Bethlehem (April-May 2002), Alan Baker May 2006

Legal And Tactical Dilemmas Inherit In Fighting Terror: Experience Of The Israeli Army In Jenin And Bethlehem (April-May 2002), Alan Baker

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Un Forces And International Humanitarian Law, Paul C. Szasz Aug 2000

Un Forces And International Humanitarian Law, Paul C. Szasz

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Antecedents Of The Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court Revisited, Shabtai Rosenne Aug 2000

Antecedents Of The Rome Statute Of The International Criminal Court Revisited, Shabtai Rosenne

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Legal Implications Of Nato's Armed Intervention In Kosovo, Ved P. Nanda Aug 2000

Legal Implications Of Nato's Armed Intervention In Kosovo, Ved P. Nanda

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


International Law And The Conduct Of Military Operations: Stocktaking At The Start Of A New Millenium, Christopher Greenwood Aug 2000

International Law And The Conduct Of Military Operations: Stocktaking At The Start Of A New Millenium, Christopher Greenwood

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Rome Statute On The International Criminal Court - Universal Jurisdiction Or State Consent - To Make Or Break The Package Deal, Sharon A. Williams Aug 2000

The Rome Statute On The International Criminal Court - Universal Jurisdiction Or State Consent - To Make Or Break The Package Deal, Sharon A. Williams

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Full Volume 75: International Law Across The Spectrum Of Conflict Aug 2000

Full Volume 75: International Law Across The Spectrum Of Conflict

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Chapter V: Principles And Sources Of The Law Of Armed Conflict Jun 1999

Chapter V: Principles And Sources Of The Law Of Armed Conflict

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Nuclear Weapons And The World Court: The Icj's Advisory Opinion And Its Significance For U.S. Strategic Doctrine, Robert F. Turner Dec 1998

Nuclear Weapons And The World Court: The Icj's Advisory Opinion And Its Significance For U.S. Strategic Doctrine, Robert F. Turner

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Nongovernmental Organizations And International Humanitarian Law, Ved Nanda Sep 1998

Nongovernmental Organizations And International Humanitarian Law, Ved Nanda

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


An Optimist Looks At The Law Of War In The Twenty-First Century, Howard Levie Sep 1998

An Optimist Looks At The Law Of War In The Twenty-First Century, Howard Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Development Of International Law With Respect To The Law Enforcement Roles Of Navies And Coast Guards In Peacetime, Ivan Shearer Sep 1998

The Development Of International Law With Respect To The Law Enforcement Roles Of Navies And Coast Guards In Peacetime, Ivan Shearer

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Across The Table At Pan Mun Jom, Howard Levie Feb 1998

Across The Table At Pan Mun Jom, Howard Levie

International Law Studies

First published in 38 Saint Louis University Magazine 10 (March 1965)


The Status Of Belligerent Personnel "Splashed" And Rescued By A Neutral In The Persian Gulf Area, Howard Levie Feb 1998

The Status Of Belligerent Personnel "Splashed" And Rescued By A Neutral In The Persian Gulf Area, Howard Levie

International Law Studies

This article was published in 31 Virginia Journal of lnternational Law 611 (1991)


The United Nations And Oceania: New Dimensions In The Cold War Refrain, William O. Miller Jan 1980

The United Nations And Oceania: New Dimensions In The Cold War Refrain, William O. Miller

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.