Asia-Pacific Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law

Redresses the paucity of academic literature presenting perspectives on international humanitarian law on and from the Asia-Pacific.

Suzannah Linton (Edited by), Tim McCormack (Edited by), Sandesh Sivakumaran (Edited by)

9781108497244, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 November 2019

926 pages, 4 b/w illus. 4 tables
26 x 18.3 x 5.1 cm, 1.82 kg

Place is inextricably linked to history by way of culture, language, philosophy, faith and the development of worldviews. The richness and depth of experience of the Asia-Pacific region has been under-studied, over-simplified and under-appreciated. This book addresses that lacuna in the subject area of international humanitarian law. Drawing on authoritative perspectives and interviews with experts in and on this topic, including four of the region's most distinguished international judges, forty-one chapters thematically examine the development of international humanitarian law; practice and application of international humanitarian law; implementation and enforcement of international humanitarian law; and looking to the future and enhancing compliance with international humanitarian law. The expert contributors draw out unique features, providing fresh insights to scholarship. Contributions on and from the area also grapple with the regional commitments to humanitarianism generally, illuminating how and why international humanitarian law might be more readily accepted or ignored in armed conflicts in the region.

Part I. Interviews
Part II. Development of International Humanitarian Law
Part III. Practice and Application of International Humanitarian Law
Part IV. Implementation and Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law
Part V. Looking to the Future and Enhancing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law.

Subject Areas: International organisations & institutions [LBBU], International humanitarian law [LBBS], Public international law [LBB], Armed conflict [JPWS], International relations [JPS]