000 01979cam a2200289 i 4500
001 17793612
003 SE-LIBR
005 20151027092931.0
008 150326s2014 xxk b 001 0 eng c
020 _a9781107027879 (hardback)
020 _a110702787X (hardback)
040 _aDLC
_dYDX
_dOCLCO
_dBTCTA
_dYDXCP
_dUKMGB
_dCHVBK
_dCDX
_dEMI
_dFDA
_dDEBBG
_dCOO
_dPUL
_dOCLCF
_dLrwi
_dSipr
041 _aeng
245 0 0 _aWeapons under international human rights law /
_cedited by Stuart Casey-Maslen
250 _aFirst paperback edition 2015
260 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press.
_c2015
300 _axlviii, 633 pages ;
_c24 cm
500 _aSIP1509
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"International human rights law offers an overarching international legal framework to help determine the legality of the use of any weapon, as well as its lawful supply. It governs acts of States and non-State actors alike. In doing so, human rights law embraces international humanitarian law regulation of the use of weapons in armed conflict and disarmament law, as well as international criminal justice standards. In situations of law enforcement (such as counterpiracy, prisons, ordinary policing, riot control, and many peace operations), human rights law is the primary legal frame of reference above domestic criminal law. This important and timely book draws on all aspects of international weapons law and proposes a new view on international law governing weapons. Also included is a specific discussion on armed drones and cyberattacks, two highly topical issues in international law and international relations"--
650 7 _ainternational law
_xhuman rights
_xweapons
_xsmall arms
_xlegislation
_xUAVs
_xpeacekeeping operations
_xarmed conflicts
650 7 _aarms transfers
_xarms procurement
653 _acyber warfare
700 1 _aCasey-Maslen, Stuart
852 _h341 Weapons
942 _cMONO
999 _c78997
_d78997