Chapters 1
1 Introduction to International Humanitarian Law&Aldo Zammit Borda 1
2 The Inter-play between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law&Ruona Iguyovwe 11
3 Promoting International Humanitarian Law:The Work of the Commonwealth Secretariat&Melissa Khemani & Joshua Brien 52
4 Implementation of International Humanitarian Law within the Commonwealth&Leonard Blazeby 58
5 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies:Humanitarian Partner of Choice for Commonwealth States&Michael Meyer 68
6 The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission&Charles Garraway 74
7 The Contribution of the Special Court for Sierra Leone to the Development of International Humanitarian Law&Susan C.Breau 78
8 Samoa's Experience with the International Criminal Court&Ming Leung Wai 86
9 The Laws of War and Traditional Cultures:A Case Study of the Pacific Region&Helen Durham 93
10 International Disaster Response Law and the Commonwealth:Answering the Call to Action&Victoria Bannon 102
Legislation 119
11 Commonwealth Countries Legislation 2005-2008 International Committee of the Red Cross 119
IHL Treaty Accession 129
12 Accession Chart International Committee of the Red Cross 129
Model Laws 137
13 Model Law:Geneva Conventions (Consolidation) Act International Committee of the Red Cross 137
14 Model Law:To Implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court The Commonwealth Secretariat 147
Index 197