Arms – books
Gasparini, Giovanni and Ronzitti, Natalino (eds.). The tenth anniversary of the CWC's entry into force: achievements and problems. Roma: Istituto Affari Internazionali, December 2007, 128 pp.Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Small Arms Survey 2008: Risk and Resilience. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 312 pp.ICRC. Mine Action 2008: Special Report. Geneva: ICRC, April 2009, 37 pp.International Institute of Humanitarian Law. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and international humanitarian law: current challenges, effective responses. Sanremo, Italy: International Institute of Humanitarian Law, November 2007, 55 pp.Johnson, Rebecca. Unfinished business: the negotiation of the CTBT and the end of nuclear testing. New York, Geneva: United Nations Publications, 2009, 363 pp.Koppe, Erik. The use of nuclear weapons and the protection of the environment during international armed conflict. Portland, USA: Hart Publishing, 2008, 447 pp.
Arms – articles
Jurek, Matthias. ‘White phosphorus: an outlawed weapon?’, Humanitäres Völkerrecht, vol. 21 (2008), pp. 251–257.
Biography – articles
Ryfman, Philippe. ‘Gustave Moynier, pionnier méconnu de l'action humanitaire et du droit international humanitaire’, Questions internationales, no. 36 (March–April 2009), pp. 113–119.
Children – books
Layson, Annelex Hofstra; with Viola, Herman J.Lost childhood: my life in a Japanese prison camp during World War II. Washington DC: National Geographic, 2008, 111 pp.Risser, Gary. Children caught in conflicts: the impact of armed conflict on children in Southeast Asia. Bangkok: Asian research center for migration, March 2007, 169 pp.UNICEF. The state of the world's children 2009: maternal and newborn health. Geneva: December 2008, 158 pp.
Children – articles
Crane, David M. ‘Prosecuting children in times of conflict: the West African experience’, Human Rights Brief, vol. 15 (Spring/Summer 2008), pp. 11–15.Francis, David J. ‘“Paper protection” mechanisms: child soldiers and the international protection of children in Africa's conflict zones’, Journal of Modern African Studies, vol. 45, no. 2 (2007), pp. 207–231.Webster, Timothy. ‘Babes with arms: international law and child soldiers’, George Washington International Law Review, vol. 39, no. 2 (2007), pp. 228–254.
Conflict, violence and security – books
Chaliand, Gérard. ‘Le nouvel art de la guerre: essai’. Paris: l'Archipel, 2008, 159 pp.Handel, Michael I.Masters of War: Classical Strategic Thought, 3rd rev. and expanded edn.London; New York: Routledge, 2007, 482 pp.Heintze, Hans-Joachim and Fath-Lihic, Annette(Hrsg) Kriegsbegründungen: wie Gewaltanwendung und Opfer gerechtfertigt werden sollten. Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Bochumer Schriften zur Friedenssicherung und zum humanitären Völkerrecht; Band 59, 2008, 107 pp.Jordan, David et al. Understanding modern warfare. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 371 pp.Lang, Anthony F. Jr and Beattie, Amanda Russell (eds.). War, torture and terrorism: rethinking the rules of international security. London; New York: Routledge, 2009, 213 pp.Nye, Joseph S.Understanding international conflicts: an introduction to theory and history, 7th edn.New York: Pearson: Longman, Longman classics in political science, 2009, 302 pp.Schröfl, Josef, Cox, Sean Michael and Pankratz, Thomas (eds.). Winning the asymmetric war: political, social and military responses. Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang, 2009, 366 pp.Singer, P. W.Wired for war: the robotics revolution and conflict in the twenty-first century. New York: The Penguin Press, 2009, 499 pp.
Conflict, violence and security – articles
Sparrow, Robert. ‘Killer Robots’, Journal of Applied Philosophy, vol. 24, no. 1 (2007), pp. 62–77.Sparrow, Robert. ‘War, peace and progress’, Third World Quarterly: Journal of Emerging Areas, vol. 30, no. 1 (2009), 270 pp.
Detention – books
Gourevitch, Philip and Morris, Errol. Standard operating procedure: a war story. London: Picador, 2008, 286 pp.Greenberg, Karen. The least worst place: Guantanamo's first 100 days. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, 260 pp.Khan, Mahvish Rukhsana. My Guantanamo diary: the detainees and the stories they told me. New York: Public Affairs, 2008, 302 pp.
Detention – articles
Davidson, Tyler et al. ‘Security detention’. Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University, 2009. Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 315–650.Frakt, David J.R. ‘Closing argument at Guantanamo: the torture of Mohammed Jawad’, Harvard Human Rights Journal, vol. 22, issue 1 (Winter 2009), pp. 1–23.Oswald, Bruce ‘Ossie’. ‘Accountability for the treatment of civilian detainees during military operations: developing principled practice’, New Zealand Yearbook of International Law, vol. 5 (2007–2008), pp. 131–162.
Geopolitics – books
Bataillon, Gilles. Enquête sur une guérilla: Nicaragua (1982–2007). Paris: Ed. du Félin, 2009, 330 pp.Beuret, Jean-Eudes and Fino, Daniel. Aide au développement et conflit armé au Burundi: pourquoi rester, comment agir? Genève: Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement; Paris: Karthala, 2009, 168 pp.Gottesman, Evan. Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge: inside the politics of nation building. New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2004, 428 pp.Makinsky, Michel and Vinatier, Laurent. L'Azerbaïdjan: au centre d'enjeux globaux. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2008, 273 pp.Prunier, Gérard. From genocide to continental war: the ‘Congolese’ conflict and the crisis of contemporary Africa. London: Hurst, 2009, 529 pp.
Health – books
ICRC, Universidad Don Bosco, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit. Exercises for lower-limb amputees: gait training. Geneva: ICRC, September 2008, 72 pp.+1 CD-ROM.ICRC. HIV/AIDS field guide: a planning and practice guide to integrating HIV/AIDS into the ICRC's health work. Geneva: ICRC, November 2008, 111 pp.International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. World disasters report 2008: focus on HIV and AIDS. Geneva: Federation, 2009, 248 pp.Orbinski, James. An imperfect offering: dispatches from the medical frontline. London: Rider Books, 2008, 431 pp.William, S., Gunn, A. and Masellis, Michele (eds.). Concepts and practice of humanitarian medicine. New York: Springer, 2008, 324 pp.
Human rights – articles
Larsen, Kjetil Mujezinovic. ‘“Territorial non-application” of the European convention on human rights’, Nordic Journal of International Law, vol. 78, no. 1 (2009), pp. 73–93.Leach, Philip. ‘The Chechen conflict: analysing the oversight of the European court of human rights’, European Human Rights Law Review, no. 6 (2008), pp. 732–761.McCarthy, Conor. ‘Human rights and the laws of war under the American convention on human rights’, European Human Rights Law Review, no. 6 (2008), pp. 762–780.
Humanitarian aid – books
Foley, Conor. The thin blue line: how humanitarianism went to war. London; Brooklyn: Verso, 2008, 266 pp.Maxwell, Daniel et al. Emergency food security interventions. In Good Practice Review, no. 10. London: Overseas Development Institute, December 2008, 146 pp.Meharg, Sarah Jane (ed.). Helping hands and loaded arms: navigating the military and humanitarian space. Clementsport, Canada: The Canadian Peacekeeping Press, 2007, 231 pp.Morton, Katherine et al. Humanitarianism and civil-military relations in a post-9/11 world. Canberra: The Australian National University, March 2009, 45 pp.Moyo, Dambisa. Dead aid: why aid is not working and how there is another way for Africa. London: Allen Lane, 2009, 188 pp.Schneider-Enk, Michaela. Der völkerrechtliche Schutz humanitärer Helfer in bewaffneten Konflikten: die Sicherheit des Hilfspersonals und die ,neuen‘ Konflikte. Hamburg: Kovac, 2008, 272 pp.Tomasini, Rolando and Van Wassenhove, Luk. Humanitarian Logistics. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, 178 pp.Verlage, Christopher. Responsibility to protect: ein neuer Ansatz im Völkerrecht zur Verhinderung von Völkermord, Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit. – Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2009, 433 pp.Walker, Peter and Maxwell, Daniel. Shaping the humanitarian world. London; New York: Routledge, 2009, 177 pp.Wilson, Richard Ashby and Brown, Richard D. (eds.). Humanitarianism and suffering: the mobilization of empathy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 318 pp.
ICRC – books
Dempfer, Robert. Das Rote Kreuz: von Helden im Rampenlicht und diskreten Helfern. Wien: Deuticke, 2009, 317 pp.International Committee of the Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Handbook of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: international humanitarian law: statutes and regulations: main policies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: selected resolutions of the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the Council of Delegates and the General Assembly of the Federation, 14th edn.Geneva: ICRC: Federation, 2008, 1281 pp.Siperco, Andrei. Comitetul international al Crucci Rosii si România 1944–1947: prizonieri de razboi si internati civili germani, unguri si austrieci American Jewish joint distribution Committee si ajutorarea evreilor. Bucuresti: Oscar Print, 2009, 255 pp.
ICRC – articles
de Maio, Jacques. ‘L'action de la Croix-Rouge internationale’, Les nouvelles d'Afghanistan, no. 124 (février 2009), pp. 3–6.Sayapin, Sergey. ‘The International Committee of the Red Cross and international human rights law’, Human Rights Law Review, vol. 9, no. 1 (2009), pp. 95–126.
International criminal law – books
Cassese, Antonio (ed.-in-chief). The Oxford companion to international criminal justice. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, 1008 pp.Hassel, Katrin. Kriegsverbrechen vor Gericht: die Kriegsverbrecherprozesse vor Militärgerichten in der britischen Besatzungszone unter dem Royal Warrant vom 18. Juni 1945 (1945–1949). Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2009, 342 pp.Mahler, Jonathan. The challenge: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the fight over presidential power. New York: Farrar: Straus: Giroux, 2008, 334 pp.May, Larry. Agression and crimes against peace, Philosophical and legal aspects of war and conflict series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 356 pp.Ratner, Steven R., Abrams, Jason S. and Bischoff, James L.Accountability for human rights atrocities in international law: beyond the Nuremberg legacy, 3rd edn.Oxford; New York; Athens: Oxford University Press, 2009, 483 pp.Sadat, Leila Nadya and Scharf, Michael P. (eds.). The theory and practice of international criminal law: essays in honor of M. Cherif Bassiouni. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff, 2008. 448 Slye, Ronald C. and Van Schaack, Beth. International criminal law. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2009, 354 pp.
International criminal law – articles
Cassese, Antonio. ‘The Italian Court of cassation misapprehends the notion of war crimes: the Lozano case’, Journal of International Criminal Justice, vol. 6, no. 5 (November 2008), pp. 1077–1089.Clapham, Andrew. ‘Extending international criminal law beyond the individual to corporations and armed opposition groups’, Journal of International Criminal Justice, vol. 6, no. 5 (November 2008), pp. 899–926.Schabas, William A., Bothe, Michael et al. , 10 Jahre Rom-Statut: IStGH’ (‘The Rome Statute (ICC): 10 years’), Die Friedens-Warte: Journal of International Peace and Organization; Bd. 83, H. 4. Berlin: Berliner Wissenschaftsverlag (2008), pp. 11–113.
International humanitarian law. Generalities – articles
Jin, Xu. ‘The evolution of international laws of war’, Chinese Journal of International Politics, vol. 2 (21 October 2008), pp. 171–203.Ronen, Yaël. ‘Avoid or compensate? Liability for incidental injury to civilians inflicted during armed conflict’, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, vol. 42, no. 1 (2009), pp. 181–225.Schimmelpenninck van der Oije, P.J.C. ‘International humanitarian law from a field perspective: case study: Nepal’, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, vol. 9 (2008), pp. 394–417.The Hebrew University Faculty of Law, Jerusalem. ‘Special issue: parallel applicability of international humanitarian law and international human rights law’, Israel Law Review, vol. 40 (2007), pp. 307–660.The Hebrew University Faculty of Law, Jerusalem. ‘The morality and law of war’, Israel Law Review, vol. 40, no. 3 (2007), pp. 671–851.Venturini, Gabriella. ‘Fattori di crisi ed elementi di sviluppo del diritto internazionale umanitario alla luce dei conflitti recenti’. Comunicazioni e Studi, vol. 23 (2007), pp. 445–480.Ward, Christopher. ‘Distinction: the application of the additional protoclos in the theatre of war’, Asia-Pacific Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, vol. 2 (2006), pp. 36–45.
International humanitarian law – Generalities – books
Ishoy, Rikke. Handbook on the practical use of international humanitarian law, 2nd edn rev. Kobenhavn: Danish Red Cross, 16 October 2008, 142 pp.Ishoy, Rikke. International peace operations and international humanitarian law: contributions presented at the seminar on ‘international peace operations and international humanitarian law’, Rome, 27 March 2008, organized by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, Sanremo, in co-operation with Centro alti studi per la difesa, Rome and Società italiana per l'organizzazione internazionale, Roma. Sanremo: International Institute of Humanitarian Law, 2008, 120 pp.Wills, Siobhán. Protecting civilians: the obligation of peacekeepers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, 296 pp.
International humanitarian law – Codification – books
den Beer Poortugael, D. J. H. N.De bijdrage van Nederland aan de codificatie van het moderne humanitaire recht 1800–1914. Amsterdam: Van Rosmalen & Schenk, 2009, 239 pp.
International humanitarian law – Combatants and armed forces – articles
Balmond, Louis. ‘Observations sur le document de Montreux relatif aux obligations juridiques internationales pertinentes et aux bonnes pratiques pour les États concernant les activités des sociétés militaires privées’, Revue générale de droit international public, T. 113, no. 1 (2009), pp. 113–124.Corn, Geoffrey S. ‘Unarmed but how dangerous? Civilian augmentees, the law of armed conflict, and the search for a more effective test for permissible civilian battlefield functions’ Journal of National Security Law and Policy, vol. 2, no. 2 (2008), pp. 257–295.O'Connell, Mary Ellen. ‘Combatants and the combat zone’, University of Richmond Law Review, vol. 43, no. 1 (March 2009), pp. 845–863.
International humanitarian law – Conduct of hostilities – articles
Lyall, Rewi. ‘Voluntary human shields, direct participation in hostilities and the international humanitarian law obligations of states’, Melbourne Journal of International Law, vol. 9, issue 2 (May 2008), p. 21.Melzer, Nils. ‘Targeted killing or less harmful means?: Israel's High Court judgment on targeted killing and the restrictive function of military necessity’, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, vol. 9 (2008), pp. 87–113.Sperotto, Federico. ‘Targeted killings in response to security threats: warfare and humanitarian issues’, Global Jurist, vol. 8, issue 3, art. 10 (2008), pp. 1–32.Stephens, Dale and Lewis, Angeline. ‘The targeting of civilian contractors in armed conflict’ Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, vol. 9 (2008), pp. 25–64.Ziolkowski, Katharina. ,Computernetzwerkoperationen und die Zusatzprotokolle zu den Genfer Abkommen: zum ,,virtuellen Raum“ des Internet und dem Schutzstandard der vor 30 Jahren in Kraft getretenen Protokolle‘, Humanitäres Völkerrecht, vol. 21 (2008), pp. 202–213.
International humanitarian law – Implementation – articles
Dehn, John C. ‘The Hamdan case and the application of a municipal offence: the common law origins of “murder in violation of the law of war”’, Journal of International Criminal Justice, vol. 7, no. 1 (2009), pp. 63–82.
International humanitarian law – Military occupation – books
Dinstein, Yoram. The international law of belligerent occupation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 303 pp.
International humanitarian law – Military occupation – articles
Ben-Naftali, Orna and Zamir, Noam. ‘Whose “conduct unbecoming”?: The shooting of a handcuffed, blindfolded Palestinian demonstrator’, Journal of International Criminal Justice, vol. 7, no. 1 (2009), pp. 155–175.Dennis, Michael J. and Surena, Andre M. ‘Application of the international covenant on civil and political rights in times of armed conflict and military occupation: the gap between legal theory and state practice’, European Human Rights Law Review, issue 6 (2008), pp. 714–731.Evans, Mark. ‘Balancing peace, justice and sovereignty in jus post bellum: the case of “just occupation”’, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, vol. 36, no. 3 (2008), pp. 533–554.The Hebrew University Faculty of Law, Jerusalem. ‘Forty years after 1967: reappraising the role and limits of the legal discourse on occupation in the Israeli-Palestinian context’, Israel Law Review, vol. 41, no. 1 and 2 (2008), 393 pp.
Media – books
Couselo, Gonzalo Jar. La protección de los periodistas en caso de conflicto armado. Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2007, 414 pp.Soderlund, Walter C. et al. Humanitarian crises and intervention: reassessing the impact of mass media. Sterling, Virginie: Kumarian Press, 2008, 335 pp.
Natural disasters – books
Harper, Erica. International law and standards applicable in natural disaster situations. Rome: International Development Law Organization, 2009, 255 pp.
NGOs – articles
de Currea-Lugo, Victor. ‘Cómo hacer “advocacy” y no morir en el intento: una mirada desde las ONG humanitarias’, Anuario de acción humanitaria y derechos humanos (Yearbook on humanitarian action and human rights), 2008, pp. 73–85.
Prisoners of war – books
Catherine, Jean-Claude (ed.). La captivité des prisonniers de guerre (1939–1945): histoire, art et mémoire. Pour une approche européenne. Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2008, 239 pp.Krammer, Arnold. Prisoners of war: a reference handbook. Wesport, Connecticut; London: Praeger Security International, 2008, 192 pp.
Psychology – articles
Boisseaux, Humbert and Vallet, Dominique. ‘Le temps de la libération des otages: une épreuve périlleuse’, Revue francophone du stress et du trauma, T. 9, no. 1 (Février 2009), pp. 13–18.Danzi, Patricia. ‘Crises et émotions vues à travers le prisme du CICR’, Service sanitaire et coordonné, vol. 26, no. 1 (2008), pp. 53–56.
Refugees, migrations – books
Pantuliano, Sara et al. ; Humanitarian Policy Group, Canadian International Development Agency. The long road home: opportunities and obstacles to the reintegration of IDPs and refugees returning to Southern Sudan and the three areas: report of phase II: conflict, urbanisation and land. London: Overseas Development Institute, September 2008, 84 pp.Pécoud, Antoine and de Guchteneire, Paul (eds.). Migration without borders: essays on the free movement of people. Paris: Unesco Publishing; New York: Berghahn, 2007, 294 pp.
Refugees, migrations – articles
Anteby-Yemini, Lisa. ‘Migrations africaines et nouveaux enjeux de la frontière israélo-égyptienne’, Cultures et conflits: sociologie politique de l'International, no. 72 (2008), pp. 77–99.Cohen, Roberta et al. ‘Ten years of the guiding principles on internal displacement’, Forced Migration Review, 10. Oxford: Refugee Studies Centre, December 2008, 39 pp.
Religion – books
Meriboute, Zidane; transl. by John King. Islam's fateful path: the critical choices facing modern Muslims. London; New York: I.B. Tauris, 2009, 246 pp.Millet-Devalle, Anne-Sophie (ed.). Religions et droit international humanitaire: Nice 18–19 juin 2007. Paris: Pedone, 2008, 218 pp.Popovski, Vesselin, Reichberg, Gregory M. and Turner, Nicholas (eds.). World religions and norms of war. Tokyo; New York; Paris: United Nations University Press, 2009, 335 pp.
Religion – articles
L'islam en Syrie. In Maghreb-Machrek, 198. Paris: Choiseul, Hiver 2008–2009, 89 pp.Vanhullebusch, Matthias. ‘General principles of Islamic law of war: a reassessment’, Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (2006–2007), pp. 37–56.
Terrorism – books
Devji, Faisal. The terrorist in search of humanity: militant Islam and global politics. London: Hurst, 2008, 229 pp.Fernández-Sánchez, Pablo Antonio (ed.). International legal dimension of terrorism, International humanitarian law series, vol. 23. Leiden; Boston: Martinus Nijhoff, 2009, 512 pp.Plaw, Avery. Targeting terrorists: a licence to kill? Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2008, 294 pp.
Terrorism – articles
Sayapin, Sergey V. ‘The spread of terror among the civilian population: a war crime?’, Asia-Pacific Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, vol. 2 (2007), pp. 196–225.
Torture – books
Association for the Prevention of Torture, Center for Justice and International Law. Torture in international law: a guide to jurisprudence. Geneva: APT; Washington: CEJIL, 2008, 198 pp.
United Nations, international organizations – books
Shaygan, Farideh; préf. par Djamchid Momtaz; avant-propos de Paul Tavernier. La compatibilité des sanctions économiques du conseil de sécurité avec les droits de l'homme et le droit international humanitaire. Bruxelles: Bruylant, 2008, 686 pp.Zwanenburg, Marten. Toward a more mature ESDP: responsibility for violations of international humanitarian law by EU crisis management operations. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press, October 2007, pp. 395–415.
Women – articles
Masters, Cristina. ‘Femina sacra: the “war on/of terror”, women and the feminine’, Security Dialogue, vol. 47, no. 1 (February 2009), pp. 29–49.
