This chapter examines the criteria of statehood according to the Montevideo Convention and applies them to four entities (Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh) that were part of the Soviet Union with a view to evaluating their sta... Read More about Territorial conflicts on the territory of the former Soviet Union - Stabilised de facto regimes between territorial integrity, the right of self-determination, and the interests of third parties.
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Child Soldiers (2023)
Book Chapter
This chapter provides a description of the law that relates to child soldiers. It starts by explaining the various legal regimes that govern the situation of child soldiers, then moves on to providing a definition of a child soldier. It then discusse... Read More about Child Soldiers.
The criminalization of solidarity in today's European Union (2023)
Book Chapter
European solidarity is a contested concept. Social groups and political parties with different ideological orientations across the European Union often try to impose their own conception of solidarity to the detriment of alternative interpretations.... Read More about The criminalization of solidarity in today's European Union.
Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies? (2022)
Book Chapter
Peacekeeping as an operative tool has existed almost for as long as the United Nations (UN) and while its value is recognised, indeed it has become an all-encompassing means to building, securing and maintaining peace, it was never meant to exist. Th... Read More about Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies?.
Protecting unaccompanied children in the UK (2021)
Book Chapter
Conferral of nationality of the kin state - mission creep? (2018)
Book Chapter
Nationality is a surprisingly complex and emotive issue. At a time when global events appear increasingly threatening, the individual desire to align with a solid State is stronger than ever. While the acquisition of nationality is commonly not subje... Read More about Conferral of nationality of the kin state - mission creep?.
The grave breaches charges at the ECCC. An analysis of international humanitarian law in the Duch case (2016)
Book Chapter
This book chapter offers a critical analysis of the Duch case before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia from an international humanitarian law perspective.
Special rules on women (2015)
Book Chapter
This chapter discusses the protection afforded to women under the Geneva Conventions. It covers provisions for the protection of women, protection of specific categories of women, and protection of women detainees. Overall the Conventions provide spe... Read More about Special rules on women.
Transitional and generational justice: Children involved in armed conflicts (2015)
Book Chapter
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015. The debate between restorative and retributive justice has never been felt so strongly than in relation to the crimes perpetrated by children in armed conflicts in Africa. The society in which the... Read More about Transitional and generational justice: Children involved in armed conflicts.
Applicability test of additional protocol II and common article 3 for crimes in internal armed conflict (2014)
Book Chapter
International humanitarian law (IHL) is based on the premise that armed conflicts can be categorised as either international under Common Article 2 of the Geneva Conventions or Article 1(4) of Additional Protocol I or non-international under Common A... Read More about Applicability test of additional protocol II and common article 3 for crimes in internal armed conflict.
Human rights law and peacekeeping operations (2011)
Book Chapter
The impact of armed conflict on sustainable development: A holistic approach (2010)
Book Chapter
While a more traditional approach to international law and armed conflict focuses on the use of force and international humanitarian law, this book incorporates other international legal regimes such as human rights law, international private law, in... Read More about The impact of armed conflict on sustainable development: A holistic approach.
Rethinking the application of the principle of distinction (2010)
Book Chapter
The responsibility to protect: An empty concept for Darfur? (2009)
Book Chapter
Girl Soldiers and Armed Conflict in Africa (2008)
Book Chapter
Africa is at the epicentre of the child soldier phenomenon. Armed groups and forces using children cover the continent. In fact, children have been drawn into (whether through forced measures or ‘voluntarily’) nearly every one of its myriad wars. How... Read More about Girl Soldiers and Armed Conflict in Africa.