Laws of Armed Conflicts : a Collection of Conventions, Resolutions, and Other Documents (4th Revised, Completed Edition).

Laws of Armed Conflicts : a Collection of Conventions, Resolutions, and Other Documents (4th Revised, Completed Edition).

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Schindler, Dietrich
Other Authors: Toman, Jieri
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Brill Academic Publishers, 2004
Subjects:
War (International law)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • Introduction
  • Explanatory notes
  • List of reproduced documents in chronological order
  • Abbreviations
  • I. GENERAL RULES CONCERNING THE CONDUCT OF HOSTILITIES
  • 1. Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field. Prepared by Francis Lieber, promulgated as General Orders No. 100 by President Lincoln, 24 April 1863
  • Section I. Martial Law
  • Military jurisdiction
  • Military necessity
  • Retaliation
  • Section II. Public and private property of the enemy
  • Protection of persons, and especially of women, of religion, the arts and sciences
  • Punishment of crimes against the inhabitants of hostile countriesSection III. Deserters
  • Prisoners of war
  • Hostages
  • Booty on the battlefield
  • Section IV. Partisans
  • Armed enemies not belonging to the hostile army
  • Scouts
  • Armed prowlers
  • War-rebels
  • Section V. Safe-conduct
  • Spies
  • War-traitors
  • Captured messengers
  • Section VI. Exchange of prisoners
  • Flags of truce
  • Abuse of the flag of truce
  • Flags of protection
  • Section VII. ParoleSection VIII. Armistice
  • Capitulation
  • Section IX. Assassination
  • Section X. Insurrection
  • Civil war
  • Rebellion
  • 2. Brussels Conference of 1874
  • I. Final Protocol. Signed at Brussels, 27 August 1874
  • II. Project of an International Declaration concerning the Laws and Customs of War
  • 3. The Laws of War on Land. Manual published by the Institute of International Law (Oxford Manual). Adopted by the Institute of International Law at Oxford, 9 September 1880
  • Preface
  • Part I. General principles
  • Part II. Application of general principlesPart III. Penal sanction
  • 4. Final Act of the International Peace Conference. Signed at The Hague, 29 July 1899
  • 5. Final Act of the Second International Peace Conference. Signed at The Hague, 18 October 1907
  • 6. Convention (III) relative to the Opening of Hostilities. Signed at The Hague, 18 October 1907
  • Purpose of Convention
  • Plenipotentiaries
  • Notice of commencing hostilities
  • Notice to neutral Powers
  • Effect on contracting Powers
  • Ratification
  • Deposit at The Hague
  • Certified copies to Powers
  • Non-signatory Powers may adhereNotification of Intent
  • Communication to other Powers
  • Effect of ratification
  • Denunciation
  • Notifying Power only affected
  • Register of ratifications
  • Signing
  • Deposit of original
  • 7. Convention (II) with Respect to the Laws and Customs of War on Land. Signed at The Hague, 29 July 1899
  • 8. Convention (IV) respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land. Signed at The Hague, 18 October 1907
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • Purpose of Convention
  • Plenipotentiaries
  • Instructions to armed land forces
  • Powers bound

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