What is Unlawful Combatant A person who directly engages in armed conflict in contravention of the rules of war and is therefore alleged to not be protected by

Institutional and political developments since the end of the Cold War have led to a revival of public interest in, and anxiety about, international law. Libera

Today the United States is fighting a new type of non-nation state enemy, which does not behave according to historical doctrines or principles of war. Hardy ex

This book looks at why international law continues to make the legal distinction between persons who participate in an international or an internal armed confli

This book introduces students to the essential questions of the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law.