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Transformative Disarmament: Crafting A Roadmap For Peace, Louise Arimatsu May 2021

Transformative Disarmament: Crafting A Roadmap For Peace, Louise Arimatsu

International Law Studies

Notwithstanding their absence in the formal structures of power, women have engaged actively with disarmament for over a century. Their activism has been rich and complex. It is, however, not a history that is generally familiar to those outside the world of feminist activism and scholarship. This article tells the story of feminist activism and scholarship and how women have sought to overcome exclusion, marginalization, and silencing in both policy and law in pursuit of what the author describes as a transformative disarmament agenda. It is concerned not only with women’s political activism and the struggle for equal participation in …


1907 Hague Convention Viii Relative To The Laying Of Automatic Submarine Contact Mines, Steven Haines Oct 2014

1907 Hague Convention Viii Relative To The Laying Of Automatic Submarine Contact Mines, Steven Haines

International Law Studies

This article places 1907 Hague Convention VIII in its historical context, examines its content, summarizes State practice since 1907 (including during the two World Wars) and discusses the Convention’s relevance to contemporary mine warfare. The Convention has inherent shortcomings, has never been strictly applicable in any war since 1907, and is not strictly relevant to anything other than automatic contact mines (effectively excluding modern influence mines). Despite this—and a paucity of substantial State practice since 1945—the conclusion is that the Convention has influenced the customary law on sea-mines. When that custom was combined with other relevant custom (particularly that pertaining …


International Law Applicable To Naval Mines, Chatham House Oct 2014

International Law Applicable To Naval Mines, Chatham House

International Law Studies

This report summarizes the workshop held on February 26–27, 2014 on the law governing the use of naval mines in times of both peace and war. The workshop, organized by Chatham House, the Royal Navy and U.S. Naval War College, brought together a group of international law scholars, operational lawyers and other legal experts in the field. The objective of the workshop was to clarify existing law and identify areas of legal uncertainty to assist States to conduct their operations lawfully.


Afghanistan And International Security, Adam Roberts Aug 2009

Afghanistan And International Security, Adam Roberts

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Is There A "New" Law Of Intervention And Occupation?, Leslie C. Green Oct 2006

Is There A "New" Law Of Intervention And Occupation?, Leslie C. Green

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Chapter Iv: Contemporary Case Studies Of United Statesforcible Protection Of Nationals Abroad Dec 2002

Chapter Iv: Contemporary Case Studies Of United Statesforcible Protection Of Nationals Abroad

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Chapter Ii: The Traditional Writers On International Law Dec 2002

Chapter Ii: The Traditional Writers On International Law

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


International Humanitarian Law From Agincourt To Rome, Meron Theodor Aug 2000

International Humanitarian Law From Agincourt To Rome, Meron Theodor

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The History And Status Of The International Criminal Court, Howard Levie Aug 2000

The History And Status Of The International Criminal Court, Howard Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Law Of War In Historical Perspective, Leslie C. Green Dec 1998

The Law Of War In Historical Perspective, Leslie C. Green

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Some Thoughts On Ideas That Gave Rise To International Humanitarian Law, Geza Herczegh Sep 1998

Some Thoughts On Ideas That Gave Rise To International Humanitarian Law, Geza Herczegh

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Criminality In The Law Of War, Howard Levie Feb 1998

Criminality In The Law Of War, Howard Levie

International Law Studies

First published in 1 International Criminal Law 233 (M. CherifBassiouni ed.) 1986)


The Law Of Piracy: Table Of Contents, Alfred P. Rubin Jan 1988

The Law Of Piracy: Table Of Contents, Alfred P. Rubin

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Law Of Piracy: "Piracy" In The Twentieth Century, Alfred P. Rubin Jan 1988

The Law Of Piracy: "Piracy" In The Twentieth Century, Alfred P. Rubin

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Law Of Piracy: Index, Alfred P. Rubin Jan 1988

The Law Of Piracy: Index, Alfred P. Rubin

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


International Law And Basic Human Rights, Louis B. Sohn Jan 1980

International Law And Basic Human Rights, Louis B. Sohn

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents: The Use Of Force, Human Rights, And General International Legal Issues Jan 1980

Table Of Contents: The Use Of Force, Human Rights, And General International Legal Issues

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Some Perspectives On Revolution, Thomas B. Grassey Jan 1980

Some Perspectives On Revolution, Thomas B. Grassey

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


An Introduction To The Role Of Law In The World Community, W. Thomas Mallison Jr. Jan 1980

An Introduction To The Role Of Law In The World Community, W. Thomas Mallison Jr.

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Geneva Convention For The Amelioration Of The Condition Of The Wounded And Sick Of Armies Inthefield (27 July 1929), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

Geneva Convention For The Amelioration Of The Condition Of The Wounded And Sick Of Armies Inthefield (27 July 1929), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Decree Of The Third Lateran Council (1179), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

Decree Of The Third Lateran Council (1179), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Treaty Of Peace Between France And Her Allies And The Holy Roman Empire And Its Allies, Signed At Munster, In Westphalia, On 24 October 1648, Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

Treaty Of Peace Between France And Her Allies And The Holy Roman Empire And Its Allies, Signed At Munster, In Westphalia, On 24 October 1648, Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Opinion Of The [British] King's Advocate Concerning The Improper Treatment Of Prisoners Of War (London, 24 September 1832), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

Opinion Of The [British] King's Advocate Concerning The Improper Treatment Of Prisoners Of War (London, 24 September 1832), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Additional Articles Relating To The Condition Of The Wounded Of Armies In The Field (20 October 1868), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

Additional Articles Relating To The Condition Of The Wounded Of Armies In The Field (20 October 1868), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Geneva Convention For The Amelioration Of The Condition Of The Wounded Of The Armies In The Field (6july 1906), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

Geneva Convention For The Amelioration Of The Condition Of The Wounded Of The Armies In The Field (6july 1906), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


1907 Hague Convention Iv With Respect To The Laws And Customs Of War On Land (With Annexed Regulations) (18 October 1907), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

1907 Hague Convention Iv With Respect To The Laws And Customs Of War On Land (With Annexed Regulations) (18 October 1907), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Agreement Between The United States Of America And Germany Concerning Prisoners Of War, Sanitary Personnel, And Civilians (Berne, 11 November 1918), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

Agreement Between The United States Of America And Germany Concerning Prisoners Of War, Sanitary Personnel, And Civilians (Berne, 11 November 1918), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


The Qur' An (Koran) (610-632 A.D.), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

The Qur' An (Koran) (610-632 A.D.), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Treaty Of Peace, Friendship, Limits, And Settlement Between The United States Of America And The United Mexican States (Guadalupe Hidalgo, 2 February 1848), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

Treaty Of Peace, Friendship, Limits, And Settlement Between The United States Of America And The United Mexican States (Guadalupe Hidalgo, 2 February 1848), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


United States V. Henry Wirz (Washington, 24 October 1865), Howard S. Levie Jan 1979

United States V. Henry Wirz (Washington, 24 October 1865), Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.