Reflection gives students credit where it’s due
(2011)
Journal Article
Outputs (194)
Questioning the peremptory status of the prohibition of the use of force (2011)
Journal Article
Laws of war (2011)
Book Chapter
Girl soldiers and participation in hostilities (2011)
Journal Article
Recently, organisations working with former child soldiers have observed the growing number of girls involved in armed conflicts. While their fate as sexual slaves is well documented, their participation in hostilities is less acknowledged. Girls, li... Read More about Girl soldiers and participation in hostilities.
Book Review: Tom Ruys, ‘Armed Attack’ and Article 51 of the UN Charter (2011)
Journal Article
Human rights law and peacekeeping operations (2011)
Book Chapter
International law: Military force and armed conflict (2010)
Book Chapter
This chapter is designed to provide an overview of the legal framework applicable to the use of military force and situations of ongoing armed conflict. Since it is a chapter on law, the bulk of it will set out what the law in the context of warfare... Read More about International law: Military force and armed conflict.
The jus ad bellum and entities short of statehood in the report on the conflict in Georgia (2010)
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Binding the United Nations to human rights norms by way of the laws of treaties (2010)
Journal Article
There is no doubt that the United Nations has on various occasions violated human rights norms. Yet, it is unclear what the international legal source of its obligations to abide by human rights law is. This Article examines whether it is possible to... Read More about Binding the United Nations to human rights norms by way of the laws of treaties.
Rethinking the application of the principle of distinction (2010)
Book Chapter
The ‘war on terror’ and the principle of distinction in international humanitarian law (2010)
Journal Article
New security threats, which have surfaced in the past few years, are seriously jeopardizing the relevance and implementation of international humanitarian law. This paper investigates the impact of the war on terror on the principle of distinction in... Read More about The ‘war on terror’ and the principle of distinction in international humanitarian law.
International law and armed conflict: challenges in the 21st century (2010)
Book
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 International law and armed conflict: challenges in the 21st century.
Book Review: Richard A. Falk, The Costs of War: International Law, The UN and World Order (2009)
Journal Article
The responsibility to protect: An empty concept for Darfur? (2009)
Book Chapter
Fluctuating evidentiary standards for self-defence in the International Court of Justice (2009)
Journal Article