Weapons and the law of armed conflict / William H. Boothby.

Author/creator Boothby, William H.
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Descriptionxxxvii, 422 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- The evolution of the law of weaponry -- Components of the international law of weaponry -- The use of weapons and the law of targeting -- Customary principles-superfluous injury and unnecessary suffering -- Customary principles-indiscriminate weapons -- Weapons and the environment -- Conventional Weapons Convention -- Poison, poisoned weapons, asphyxiating gases, biological and chemical weapons -- Firearms, bullets, and analogous projectiles -- Mines, booby-traps, and other devices -- Rules relating to other specific technologies -- Nuclear weapons -- Applying weapons law to particular weapon systems -- Cluster munitions -- Maritime and outer space weapons -- Unexploded and abandoned weapons -- Non-international armed conflict -- Compliance with international weapons law -- Technology, humanitarian concern, and the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 383-407) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015960854
ISBN9780198728504 (hbk.)