Stefan Kirchner

Broschiertes Buch

Asymmetric Warfare. A Challenge for International Humanitarian Law?

Beschreibung

Scientific Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Law - European and International Law, Intellectual Properties, , language: English, abstract: Asymmetric warfare has been a hallmark of many armed conflicts of the 21st century. Written from the perspective of international law, this article asks whether the deliberate use of widespread and systematic violations of the laws of war as a strategy and / or tactic of war by some (state and non-state) actors places the ability of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to protect civilians in wartime at risk.

Autor

Stefan Kirchner is an author and government advisor based in Germany and Ireland, specializing in international environmental law, disaster law and human rights. Affiliated with University College Cork, he is combining legal practice with academic work, Prof. Dr. Kirchner has taught courses on international law at universities in Finland, Germany, Greenland, Italy, Lithuania and Ukraine and has been a guest lecturer in Belgium, Czechia, France, Italy, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Prior to joining University College Cork, he worked at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, for over a decade, most recently as Research Professor of Arctic Law and head of the Arctic Governance Research Group at the Arctic Centre.

Produktdetails

• Akademische Schriftenreihe V312247
• Verlag: GRIN Verlag
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 20
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 45g
• ISBN-13: 9783668112650
• ISBN-10: 3668112657
• Artikelnr.: 44362955