DECONSTRUCTING DIRECT PARTICIPATION IN HOSTILITIES: THE CONSTITUTIVE
ELEMENTS The product of five years of efforts by a group of Page 1 DECONSTRUCTING …

In the summer of 2009, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) published a
document setting out its 'Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in …

The primary purpose of international humanitarian law (IHL) is to protect the victims of armed
conflict and to regulate the conduct of hostilities based on a balance between military …

In May 2009 the International Committee of the Red Cross published a study entitled:"
Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under International …

Civilians who directly participate in hostilities lose their protection from attack for such time
as they so participate. Additionally, they neither factor into proportionality calculations nor …

INTRODUCTION On May 31, 2010, in the early hours of the morning, Israeli Defense Forces
boarded and occupied a flotilla of six vessels seventy-two nautical miles from the coast of …

Over the past decade, many military affairs analysts have touted the advent of a" revolution
in military affairs." 1 Although generally framed in the context of those technological …

This article examines the legal basis underpinning the application of international
humanitarian law treaties to non-state armed groups. Although it is widely accepted that …

Law by Human Rights Bodies Page 1 A Blurring of the Boundaries: The Application of
International Humanitarian Law by Human Rights Bodies Christine Byron Introduction 840 I …

ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AS APPLIED TO INTERNAL ARMED Page 1
HoRs DE LOGIQUE: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AS …