Proportionality in international law /

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Proportionality is intimately linked to the overarching concepts of self-defense, lawful force, and the controlled application of violence. It is one of the most visible facets of humanitarian law designed to reduce unnecessary human suffering and avoid excessive damage to property, and the natural...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Newton, Michael A., 1962- (Author), May, Larry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Proportionality in law.
Proportionnalité (Droit)
LAW > International.
Droit international.
Proportionnalité.
Droit de la guerre.
Droits de l'homme.
Droit humanitaire international.
Proportionality in law
Bewaffneter Konflikt
Völkerrecht
Güterabwägung > Ethik
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • What is proportionality?
  • Proportionality : a multiplicity of meanings
  • Proportionality in the just war tradition
  • Proportionality in international humanitarian law
  • Proportionality in human rights law and morality
  • The uniqueness of jus in bello proportionality
  • Countermeasures and counterinsurgency
  • Human shields and risk
  • Targeted killings and proportionality in law : two models
  • The nature of war and the idea of "cyberwar"
  • Thresholds of jus in bello proportionality.

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