The development of international humanitarian law and the continued relevance of custom / Jean-Marie Henckaerts
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Chapter
Title:
The development of international humanitarian law and the continued relevance of custom
Author zone:
Jean-Marie Henckaerts
In:
Armed conflicts and the law
Editor:
Cambridge [etc.] : Intersentia, 2016
Physical description:
p. 219-240
Languages:
English
Abstract:
Modern international humanitarian law has primarily been developed through the adoption of new treaties. However, this development has in no way diminished the relevance and importance of customary humanitarian law. This chapter examines why custom remains relevant today and tries to illustrate this on the basis of actual examples taken from military operations, case law and arbitral proceedings. It also examines legal impediments to the application of international humanitarian treaty law.
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