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Table of Cases; Preface; Part One The Involvement of International Civil Tribunals in Armed Conflict; Chapter One The Role of International Civil Tribunals; 1.1. Purposes Served; 1.2. Difficulties Encountered; Chapter Two Prior Cases Concerning Armed Conflict; 2.1. Arbitrations during the 19th Century; 2.2. The Hague Peace Conferences; 2.3. The Post-World War I System; 2.4. The Post-World War II System; 2.5. Initial ICJ Cases Involving Armed Conflict; 2.6. Assessment; Chapter Three Involvement of Civil Tribunals in the Current Period; 3.1. The Central American Conflict. |
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3.2. The Iran-Iraq War3.3. The Gulf War; 3.4. The Conflict in Yugoslavia; 3.5. Territorial Disputes; 3.6. The Conflict in the Congo; 3.7. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Conflict; 3.8. The Arab-Israeli Conflict; 3.9. The Conflict in Sudan; 3.10. The Conflict in Georgia; 3.11. Italian Suits against Germany; 3.12. Use of Nuclear Weapons; 3.13. Assessment; Part Two The Process of Deciding Cases Involving Armed Conflict; Chapter Four Jurisdiction; 4.1. The International Court of Justice; 4.1.1. Declarations under Article 36(2); 4.1.2. Treaty Provisions Consenting Generally to the Court's Jurisdiction. |
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4.1.3. Treaty Provisions Consenting to Jurisdiction over Disputes under That Treaty4.1.4. Cases Brought with the Specific Consent of the Parties to the Dispute; 4.1.5. Advisory Cases; 4.2. Other Tribunals; 4.2.1. The UN Compensation Commission; 4.2.2. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission; 4.3. Assessment; Chapter Five Admissibility; 5.1. Objections to Claims; 5.2. Objections to Counter-Claims; 5.3. Advisory Cases; 5.4. Assessment; Chapter Six Provisional Measures; 6.1. The Framework for Provisional Measures; 6.2. Types of Provisional Measures; 6.3. Relationship to Political Processes. |
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6.4. AssessmentChapter Seven Determining the Facts on the Merits; 7.1. The Burden and Standard of Proof; 7.2. Forms of Evidence; 7.3. Reliance on Other Fact-Finders; 7.4. Independent Tribunal Fact-Finding; 7.5. Assessment; Chapter Eight Adjudicating the Law on the Merits; 8.1. Contentious Cases; 8.2. Advisory Cases; 8.3. Articulation of the Law; 8.4. What Substantive Issues the Tribunal Addresses; 8.5. Interaction among Tribunals; 8.6. Interaction with Non-Judicial Organs; 8.7. Assessment; Chapter Nine Determining Relief; 9.1. Legal Findings; 9.2. Remedial Actions; 9.3. Compensation. |
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9.4. AssessmentPart Three Substantive Law Concerning Armed Conflict; Chapter Ten Resort to Force; 10.1. Response to Attacks by the Forces of Another State; 10.2. Support or Tolerance of Non-State Groups; 10.3. Collective Response to Attacks; 10.4. Necessity and Proportionality in the Use of Force; 10.5. Involvement of the Security Council; 10.6. Issues Not Decided; 10.7. Assessment; Chapter Eleven Law of Armed Conflict; 11.1. Applicability of Agreements; 11.2. Conduct of Military Operations; 11.3. Treatment of Persons; 11.4. Responsibility for the Actions of Others; 11.5. Assessment. |
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Chapter Twelve Application of Other Legal Norms. |
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This book explores the greatly increased involvement of the International Court of Justice and other international civil tribunals in conflict situations during the past three decades, and assesses their impact on the law relating to armed conflict. |
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International criminal courts -- Congresses.
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International criminal courts. |
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International criminal courts.
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War (International law) -- Congresses.
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War (International law) |
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Law.
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Law. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Law. |
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Print version: Matheson, Michael. International Civil Tribunals and Armed Conflict. Leiden : BRILL, ©2012 9789004226036 |
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9789004227484 (electronic book) |
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9004227482 (electronic book) |
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