International Humanitarian Law in Areas of Limited Statehood

Dr. Björnstjern Baade; Linus Mührel; Anton O. Petrov

doi:10.5771/9783845289557

Summary

Areas of limited statehood, in which the territorial State lacks effective control, either completely or in part, challenge International Humanitarian Law in various ways. This volume explores if and how the law adapts to these challenges on the basis of mainly two legal issues: detention and investment protection in (non-)international armed conflict. Does a sufficient legal basis exist for the former? Is it International Humanitarian Law that determines what the investor is owed under a ‘full protection and security’ standard?More fundamentally, the contributions strive to shed light on these practical legal issues in a manner that is also historically and theoretically informed. How can international law be effective in areas of limited statehood, in particular as regards non-State actors? Can the law provide incentives for compliance? Is it in need of being developed? If so, who enjoys the legitimacy to do so?

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Copyright year: 2018
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-4807-5
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-8955-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: German
Pages: 251
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 20 Download chapter (PDF)
Heike Krieger, Björnstjern Baade, Linus Mührel Download chapter (PDF)
1. Areas of Limited Statehood
2. Legal Issues when other Actors Step in
3. International Humanitarian Law’s Lack of Responsiveness
4. About this Volume
1. Raphael Schäfer Download chapter (PDF)
  1. Introduction
  2. What’s in a Name? The Different Denominations of the Jus in Bello
  3. The Current Jus in Bello: Its Humanitarian Present and Military Past
  4. In Lieu of a Conclusion: Thoughts on the Global War on Terror and the Search for a New Concept
2. Katja Schöberl, Linus Mührel Download chapter (PDF)
  1. Introduction
  2. Theoretical Background
  3. Existence of an International Humanitarian Law-Specific Approach?
  4. Conclusion
3. Pia Hesse Download chapter (PDF)
  1. Introduction
  2. The International Law on Jurisdiction
  3. The International Law on Jurisdiction and International Humanitarian Law
  4. Conclusion
1. Manuel Brunner Download chapter (PDF)
  1. Introduction
  2. Does International Humanitarian Law Provide a Legal Basis for Detentions for Security Reasons?
  3. Human Rights Law Applicable to Detention in Non-International Armed Conflicts
  4. Potential Legal Bases for Detentions for Security Reasons in Situations of Non-International Armed Conflict
  5. Summary and Conclusions
2. Anton O. Petrov Download chapter (PDF)
  1. Rule of Law and the Need for Legal Authorisation
  2. Concerns Regarding the Human Rights Paradigm
  3. Areas of Limited Statehood as a Challenge to the Dichotomy of International Armed Conflicts and Non-International Armed Conflicts
3. Vincent Widdig Download chapter (PDF)
  1. Introduction
  2. The Legal Personality of Organised Armed Groups and the Risk of their Legitimisation
  3. The Argument of Effectiveness
  4. Provisional Summary
  5. The International Normative Basis
  6. The Domestic Argument
  7. Integrating Organised Armed Groups into the Process of ‘Law-Making’
  8. Accountability
  9. Conclusion
4. Comment: Detention by Armed GroupsPages 163 - 168 Lars Müller Download chapter (PDF)
1. Ira Ryk-Lakhman Aharonovich Download chapter (PDF)
  1. Introduction
  2. The Classification of Assets under Investment Law
  3. The Classification of Commercial Objects under International Humanitarian Law
  4. The Classification of Investments into Protected Civilian Objects and Permissible Military Targets
  5. Concluding Remarks
2. Charlotte Lülf Download chapter (PDF)
  1. Introduction
  2. The Laws of Belligerent Occupation and the Protection of (Foreign) Investment
  3. The Role of Investment Law during Belligerent Occupation
  4. Concluding Remarks
3. Björnstjern Baade, Linus Mührel, Anton O. Petrov Download chapter (PDF)
  1. Introduction
  2. The Research so far
  3. The Development of Law in Theory and Practice
  4. The ‘Nature’ of International Humanitarian Law
  5. How to Approach Non-State Actors
  6. States, Courts, Scholars and the Development of International Humanitarian Law
Index Pages 241 - 246 Download chapter (PDF)
Table of Cases Pages 247 - 251 Download chapter (PDF)