Screen LibraryExpert laws of war : restating and making law in expert processes /
"Over recent decades, international humanitarian law has been shaped by the omnipresence of so-called expert manuals. Astute and engaging, this discerning book provides a comprehensive account of these black letter rules and commentaries produced by private expert groups and demonstrates why th...
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Edward Elgar Publishing Limited,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Elgar international law
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| Summary: |
"Over recent decades, international humanitarian law has been shaped by the omnipresence of so-called expert manuals. Astute and engaging, this discerning book provides a comprehensive account of these black letter rules and commentaries produced by private expert groups and demonstrates why the general acceptance of these expert manuals is largely unjustified. The author innovatively links interdisciplinary insights to the needs of military lawyers in practice, showing the pitfalls of relying on private manuals as arguable restatements and interpretations of the law 'as it is'." |
| Carrier Form: | x, 286 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-267) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781789907582 (hardcover) : 1789907586 (hardcover) 9781789907599 (electronic book) 1789907594 (electronic book) |
| Index Number: | KZ6471 |
| CLC: | D995 |
| Call Number: | D995/P497 |
| Contents: | Introduction: Just another instance of expert rule? -- A survey of expert processes in international humanitarian law -- The methodological challenges of expert processes -- Normatively flawed, but empirically valid expert manuals -- The community of international humanitarian law -- The expert groups' interpretive authority -- A critical review of expert groups as advocates of international humanitarian law -- Conclusion: Expert processes as a mirror of life. |