Russian Contributions to International Humanitarian Law

Michael Riepl

doi:10.5771/9783748913214

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Russian Contributions to International Humanitarian Law

A contrastive analysis of Russia’s historical role and its current practice

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Reihe:: Kölner Schriften zum Friedenssicherungsrecht - Cologne Studies on International Peace and Security Law - Études colonaises sur le droit de la paix et de la sécurité internationale, Band 16
Verlag:: 2022

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Copyrightjahr: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-7307-7
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-1321-4
Verlag: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Reihe: Kölner Schriften zum Friedenssicherungsrecht - Cologne Studies on International Peace and Security Law - Études colonaises sur le droit de la paix et de la sécurité internationale
Band: 16
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 447
Produkttyp: Monographie

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1. 1. 1. The Crimean War 1853–1856 – the opening salvo?
  2. 2. The First Geneva Convention 1864 – Russia, the sleeping giant
  3. 1. 3.1 Proceedings at the conference and the final declaration
    2. 3.2 Impact of the St Petersburg Declaration on IHL
    3. 3.3 Russia’s role – a pragmatic idealist?
  4. 1. 4.1 Thinking big – a comprehensive code of war
    2. 4.2 The aftermath of the failed convention
  5. 5. The Russo-Turkish War 1877–1878 – the crucible
  6. 1. 6.1 Proceedings at the Conference
    2. 6.2 Influence of the Conference on IHL
  7. 7. Analysing the bigger picture – why Russia?
  8. 8. The Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905 – a war waged by the books
  9. 9. The revision of the Geneva Convention 1906 – who is the better humanitarian?
  10. 10. The Second Hague Peace Conference of 1907 – the calm before the storm
  11. 1. 11.1 Chlorine gas – a horror made in Germany
    2. 11.2 Prisoners of war in Russia – lost in the taiga
  12. 12. Conclusion
2. 1. 1. Introduction
  2. 1. 2.1 “Socialist international law” – the fragmentation of international law
    2. 2.2 Political justifications – renaissance of the just war theory?
    3. 2.3 The Soviet Union and the Russian Empire – continuity or reset button?
    4. 2.4 Conclusion – IHL through a Soviet lens
  3. 1. 3.1 IHL violations by Nazi Germany on the eastern front
    2. 3.2 IHL violations by the Soviet Union on the eastern front
  4. 1. 4.1 Run-up to Nuremberg – trial or execution?
    2. 4.2 The work of the Nuremberg Tribunal
  5. 1. 5.1 A Soviet boycott
    2. 5.2 Soviet contributions to the Conference
  6. 1. 6.1 From Berlin to Zhenbao
    2. 6.2 Afghanistan 1979–1989 – the Russian Vietnam
3. Conclusion Part I: Russia’s Long Way from the “Golden Age” to the “Grey Age”
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1. 1. 1. 1.1 The APMBC – resisting the regulation of anti-personnel mines
    2. 1.2 The CCM – resisting the regulation of “de facto mines”
    3. 1.3 Nuclear weapons – reversing Martens
    4. 1.4 The Arms Trade Treaty – unchecked exports
    5. 1.5 Ongoing processes of regulation – no laws for LAWS?
    6. 1.6 Conclusion
  2. 1. 2.1 International criminal law – leaving the ICC
    2. 2.2 Other compliance mechanisms – three sleeping beauties
    3. 2.3 The ICRC – behind the veil of confidentiality
    4. 2.4 The ICRC-Swiss-led compliance initiative – good intentions, bad prospects
    5. 2.5 Conclusion
  3. 1. 3.1 The legal framework of humanitarian relief – examining the care package
    2. 3.2 Russian humanitarian relief in Syria – aide sans frontières?
    3. 3.3 Russian humanitarian relief in Ukraine – Trojan aid?
  4. 4. Conclusion
2. 1. 1. 1. 1.1.1 Art 15(4)(i) – Russia’s gateway to international law
      2. 1.1.2 Art 15(4)(ii) – establishing a hierarchy
    2. 1.2 Art 17(1) – a heart for humanity?
    3. 1.3 Conclusion
  2. 1. 2.1 Criminal law – Russian minimalism
    2. 2.2 Legislation concerning the armed forces – Russian abundance
    3. 2.3 Conclusion
  3. 1. 3.1 The Chechnya Decision – a wake-up call?
    2. 3.2 The Law on Cultural Objects – the beginning of a long silence
    3. 3.3 The Burial Law – thou shalt not mourn
    4. 1. 3.4.1 Criminal convictions for Russian wartime crimes – a handful of nothing
      2. 3.4.2 Ignoring Strasbourg – from silence to defiance
      3. 3.4.3 Critical assessment – ICL in Russia: a selective application
  4. 4. Conclusion
3. 1. 1. The threshold of application – the Achilles’ heel of IHL
  2. 1. 1. 2.1.1 The case of Crimea – belligerent occupation or mending a “historical injustice”?
      2. 2.1.2 The events in Crimea in 2014 – arrival of the “little green men”
      3. 2.3.1.1 The element of “substitution of effective control” in Crimea
        2.3.1.2 The element of “against the will of the sovereign” in Crimea
      4. 2.1.4 Russian denial – what occupation?
    2. 1. 2.2.1 Russia’s influence in Transdniestria, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia
      2. 2.2.2.1 The narrow approach – effective control (ICJ standard)
        2.2.2.2 The broad approach – overall control (ICTY standard)
      3. 2.3.2.1 Russia’s attitude towards South Ossetia & Abkhazia – brothers in arms
        2.3.2.2 Russia’s attitude towards Transdniestria – brothers in denial
    3. 2.3 Conclusion
  3. 1. 1. 3.1.1 Chronology of a war – four phases
      2. 3.1.2 Pointillism of war – individual stories painting a bigger picture
    2. 3.2 The Russian position – denying the obvious
    3. 1. 3.3.1 The framework of conflict classification
      2. 3.3.2 The war in Donbas as an international armed conflict
    4. 3.4 Conclusion
  4. 1. 4.1 The clash in the Kerch Strait (2018) – the art of euphemism
    2. 1. 4.2.1 Descent into war – “I will crush you”
      2. 4.2.2 The correct classification of the Chechen Wars – freedom fighters or terrorists?
      3. 4.3.2.1 Russia’s approach to IHL in the First Chechen War (and its consequences)
        4.3.2.2 Russia’s approach to IHL in the Second Chechen War (and its consequences)
    3. 4.3 Conclusion
4. 1. 1. 1.1 Defining PMCs – the commodification of armed conflict
    2. 1.2 PMCs in Russia after 1991 – a late blossom
    3. 1. 1.3.1 Offensive missions
      2. 1.3.2 Under-regulation
      3. 1.3.3 Denial & deniability
    4. 1.4 Conclusion
  2. 1. 2.1 Historical context – born at the fringes of the Russian Empire
    2. 2.2 Developments in Russia after 1991 – a Cossack renaissance
    3. 2.3 Fighting Russian wars – “Cossacks have no borders”
    4. 2.4 An official order or the call of duty – who sent in the Cossacks?
  3. 1. 3.1 The Russo-Georgian War – Georgia up in flames
    2. 3.2 Russia’s control over the SOM – equal allies?
  4. 1. 1. 4.1.1 Why State responsibility matters
      2. 4.2.1.1 Article 4 ASRIWA
        4.2.1.2 Article 8 ARSIWA
        4.2.1.3 Article 5 ARSIWA
  5. 5. Conclusion
5. 1. 1. 1.1 Russia’s war in Syria – a “Road to Damascus Experience”?
    2. 1.2 Protection of healthcare – firm rules, feeble respect
    3. 1.3 Targeting hospitals in Syria – “srabotalo”
    4. 1.4 Russia’s denial – fake news?
  2. 1. 2.1 The legality of cluster munitions – barbaric bomblets?
    2. 2.2 Russia’s use of cluster munitions in Syria and Georgia
  3. 1. 3.1 The crash of MH17 – a tragic day in July
    2. 3.2 Finding responsibility – Russia’s barrage of alternative facts
  4. 4. Conclusion
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1. 1. 1. O tempora, o mores – contrasting Russia’s approach to IHL
  2. 1. 2.1 O tempora, o leges – IHL as a victim of its own success?
    2. 2.2 O tempora, o bella – IHL as a victim of “new wars”?
    3. 2.3 Do ut des – does IHL lack an incentive for compliance for Russia?
2. Final Conclusion
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2. Book Chapters
3. Journal Articles
4. Reports
5. Blog Posts
6. Selected Newspaper Articles
7. Encyclopedia Entries
8. Court Decisions

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