Leuven Manual on the International Law Applicable to Peace Operations
Prepared by an International Group of Experts at the Invitation of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War

The authoritative manual on the applicable international law and best practice in the planning and conduct of peace operations.

Terry Gill (General editor), Dieter Fleck (General editor), William H. Boothby (General editor), Alfons Vanheusden (General editor)

9781108441131, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 December 2017

434 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.7 kg

'The Leuven Manual on the International Law Applicable to Peace Operations (Leuven Manual) belongs to the class of publications that deserve a prominent place in every bookshelf on peace operations and public international law.' Tobias Vestner and Alessandro Mario Amoroso, International Review of the Red Cross

The Leuven Manual is the authoritative, comprehensive overview of the rules that are to be followed in peace operations conducted by the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, the African Union and other organisations, with detailed commentary on best practice in relation to those rules. Topics covered include human rights, humanitarian law, gender aspects, the use of force and detention by peacekeepers, the protection of civilians, and the relevance of the laws of the host State. The international group of expert authors includes leading academics, together with military officers and policy officials with practical experience in contemporary peace operations, supported in an individual capacity by input from experts working for the UN, the African Union, NATO, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. This volume is intended to be of assistance to states and international organisations involved in the planning and conduct of peace operations, and practitioners and academia.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Scope of the Manual
2. Short history of the law of peace operations
Part II. Applicable Legal Framework for Conducting Peace Operations and How The Regimes Relate to Each Other: 3. The Mandate
4. Organisation-specific legal framework and procedures: 5. The applicability of international human rights law in peace operations
6. The applicability of international humanitarian law in peace operations
7. Implementing a gender perspective
8. Status of forces and status of mission
9. Host state law
10. Sending state law
11. Troop contributing country memorandums of understanding and other instruments and regulations
Part III. Conducting a United Nations (Mandated) Peace Operation: 12. The use of force
13. Detention
14. The protection of civilians
15. Aerial and maritime dimensions of peace operations
16. Monitoring compliance in the field of conduct and discipline
17. Promotion of the rule of law
18. Demining and removal of explosive remnants
Part IV. Accountability and Responsibility: 19. Accountability and responsibility in peace operations
20. Third party claims
21. International criminal responsibility and international criminal justice in relation to peace operations.

Subject Areas: International humanitarian law [LBBS], International law [LB], Peacekeeping operations [JWLP]