International Humanitarian Law Facing New Challenges: Symposium in Honour of Knut Ipsen (Hardcover, 2007)

Confronting New Challenges Knut Ipsen and International Humanitarian Law.- Asymmetries with regard to Methods and Means of Warfare.- Asymmetrical Warfare and International Humanitarian Law.- 'The end justifies the means' - Should this be the philosophy?.- Comment: Is the Principle of Distinction Outdated?.- Asymmetries and the Identification of Legitimate Military Objectives.- Asymmetries and the Identification of Legitimate Military Objectives.- Targeting Hearts and Minds: National Will and Other Legitimate Military Objectives of Modern War.- The United Kingdom and Legitimate Military Objectives: Current Practice ... and Future Trends?.- The System of Status Groups.- The System of Status Groups in International Humanitarian Law.- Collateral Damage, Proportionality and Individual International Criminal Responsibility.- Do Non-State Actors Challenge International Humanitarian Law?.- The Relationship between Individual and State Responsibility.- Individual and State Responsibility for Violations of the Ius in Bello: An Imperfect Balance.- Some Comments on the International Responsibility of States.- Comment: Responsibility for Violations of International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law and Human Rights Law - Synergy and Conflict?.- Dissemination and Monitoring Compliance.- Dissemination and Monitoring Compliance of International Humanitarian Law.- Fact-finding as a means of ensuring respect for international humanitarian law.- Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Their Potential Role in Monitoring.