Introduction 3
Chapter 1: Confronting the Challenges of International Law and Armed Conflict in the 21st Century&Noelle QUENIVET and Shilan SHAH-DAVIS 3
Chapter 2: Myths of ‘Lawfare’ and ‘Legal Encirclement’&Christopher P.M.WATERS 31
Section 1: Accountability 57
Chapter 3: Issues of the Draft Convention on the Criminal Accountability of United Nations Officials and Experts on Mission&Melanie O’BRIEN 57
Chapter 4: Internationalising the Colombian Armed Conflict through Humanitarian Law and Transitional Justice&Rafael A.PRIETO SANJUAN 76
Chapter 5: Criminal Accountability or Civil Liability: Which Approach Most Effectively Redresses the Negative Environmental Consequences of Armed Conflict？&Tara SMITH 95
Commentary on: Accountability&Bill BOWRING 115
Section 2: Environment and Natural Resources 123
Chapter 6: The Impact of Armed Conflict on Sustainable Development:A Holistic Approach&Onita DAs 123
Chapter 7: A Darker Shade of Green: Is it Time to Ecocentrise the Laws of War？&Karen HULME 142
Chapter 8: Targeted Economic Measures to Curb Armed Conflict？The Kimberley Process on the Trade in ‘Conflict Diamonds’&Jan Erik WETZEL 161
Commentary on: Environment and Natural Resources&William SCHABAS 182
Section 3: Privatisation and Armed Conflict 189
Chapter 9: Business under Fire: Transnational Corporations and Human Rights in Conflict Zones&Olga MARTIN-ORTEGA 189
Chapter 10: The Influence of Non-Governmental Actors on Compliance with International Law - Compliance with United Nations Security Council Decisions on Angola’s Conflict Diamonds&Pini Pavel MIRETSKI 208
Chapter 11: Private Regulation of Private Military Companies: A Potentially Private Solution to a Commercial Problem？&Dewi WILLIAMS 227
Commentary on: Privatisation and Armed Conflict&Ademola ABASS 241
Section 4: Children and Armed Conflict 245
Chapter 12: Children and the International Criminal Court&Cynthia CHAMBERLAIN 245
Chapter 13: Child Terrorists: Why and How Should they Be Protected by International Law&Hilly MOODRICK-EVEN KHEN 262
Commentary on: Children and Armed Conflict&William SCHABAS 283
Section 5: Implementation of International Humanitarian Law 289
Chapter 14: Today’s Quest for International Criminal Justice -A Short Overview of the Present State of Criminal Prosecution of International Crimes&Sascha-Dominik BACHMANN 289
Commentary on: Implementation of International Humanitarian Law&Bill BOWRING 309
Commentary on: Implementation of International Humanitarian Law&Gerd HANKEL 313
Section 6: Reforming the Laws of War 319
Chapter 15: Bridging the Gaps in the Laws of Armed Conflict？ International Criminal Tribunals and the Development of Humanitarian Law&Shane DARCY 319
Chapter 16: Devising New Rules for Regulating International Terrorism Warfare and Engaging Non-State Actors in the Negotiations&Konstantinos D.MAGLIVERAS 338
Commentary on: Reforming the Laws of War&Gerd HANKEL 356
Section 7: Peace， Security and Justice 363
Chapter 17: ‘In the Interest of Peace and in the Interest of Justice’: Security Council Deferrals as a Constructive Tool for Conflict Resolution&Yassin A.M’BOGE 363
Chapter 18: Procedural Aspects of the Relationship Between the International Criminal Court and Future Truth Commissions.Lessons Learned from the Cases of Sierra Leone and East Timor&Madalena PAMPALK 380
Chapter 19: The Impact of the Legal Right to Self-Determination on the Law of Occupation as a Framework for Post-Conflict State Reconstruction&Matthew SAUL 398
Commentary on: Peace， Security and Justice&Ademola ABASS 417
Commentary on: Peace， Security and Justice&Nigel WHITE 420
Conclusion 425
Chapter 20: Conclusion&Noelle QUENIVET and Shilan SHAH-DAVIS 425
Index 431