Publications

The following is a list of publications on International Humanitarian Law produced by the Program. Reflecting the Program’s innovative approach to addressing emerging challenges in the field, the list includes a wide array of topics written by academic and operational authorities. These publications encompass critical legal examination, policy analysis, targeted summaries and practical analysis on key challenges to IHL, as well as more detailed and exhaustive treatment of pertinent issues.

Legal and policy briefs, journal articles, and conference reports, as well as background and working papers, seek to illuminate new topics of debate and are frequently prepared for conferences, workshops, and other events. In addition, HPCR’s Occasional Paper Series, launched in 2004, features original contributions on current issues in international humanitarian law.

IHL Primer Series

Issue #5 - White Phosphorus Munitions, July 2009. HTML PDF

Issue #4 - Sexual Violence, June 2009. HTML PDF

Issue #3 - "Targeted Killings," May 2008. HTML PDF

Issue #2 - Genocide, April 2008. HTML PDF 

Issue #1 - What is IHL?, (updated) June 2009. HTML PDF

Live Event Resource Pages

new The Environment in Armed Conflict: Military or Civilian Asset?, July 15, 2010.  HTML

new Education and Armed Conflict: Development of New Norms?, June 10, 2010.  HTML

new ICT and Protection: Can Information and Communication Technology Enhance Humanitarian Action?, May 12, 2010. HTML

new Somalia: Politics of Food Aid, April 15, 2010. HTML 

new Protecting Civilians in the New Battlespace: Challenges of Regulating Air Warfare, March 18, 2010. HTML

new Seeking Justice in the Wake of War, February 18, 2010. HTML

Interacting with Private Security Providers in Armed Conflict: Challenges and Opportunities, February 2, 2010. HTML

On the Threshold of Armed Conflict: Violence, Protection, and the Law, January 28, 2010.  HTML

Unmanned Weapons and Challenges to International Humanitarian Law, December 17, 2009. HTML

Challenges of Investigating Violations of IHL: From Fact-Finding to War Reporting, November 19, 2009. HTML

Challenges to Protection of Children in Armed Conflict, October 22, 2009.  HTML

Human Rights on the Battlefield: Litigation Violations in Iraq, September 24, 2009. HTML

60 Years of the Geneva Conventions: The Role of International Law in Protecting Civilians, August 12, 2009. HTML

Direct Participation in Hostilities, July 9, 2009. HTML

Islamic Law and Civilian Protection, June 17, 2009. HTML

Research and Working Papers

Multi-National Operations, Unity of Effort, and the Law of Armed Conflict, May 2009. PDF

Islamic Jurisprudence and the Regulation of Armed Conflict, February 2009. PDF

Introduction to Islamic Law, February 2009. PDF

The Pitfalls of Lawlessness: Disorder, Emergencies, and Conflict, Feb. 2005. PDF

Article 43 of the Hague Regulations and Peace Operations in the Twenty-First Century, June 2004. PDF

Combatants, Unprivileged Belligerents and Conflicts in the 21st Century, June 2004. PDF

Computers and War: The Legal Battlespace, June 2004. PDF

Improving Compliance with International Humanitarian Law, June 2004. PDF

Legitimate Targets of Attacks Under International Humanitarian Law, June 2004. PDF

The Dilemmas Relating to Legislation Under Article 43 of the Hague Regulations, and Peace-Building, June 2004. PDF

The Temporal Scope of Application of International Humanitarian Law in Contemporary Conflicts, June 2004. PDF

Compliance with IHL by Non-State Actors (NSAs) in Non-International Armed Conflicts, Nov. 2003. PDF

Direct Participation of Civilians in Hostilities under IHL, Nov. 2003. PDF

Occupation and Peacebuilding, Nov. 2003. PDF

Suicide Attacks Against Civilians during an Armed Conflict, Nov. 2003. PDF

The Impact of High- and Low-Technology Warfare on the Principle of Distinction, Nov. 2003. PDF

Humanitarian Access to the Civilian Population, Oct. 2003. HTML

The Role of Non-State Actors in Building Human Security: The Case of Armed Groups in Intra-State Wars, May 2000. HTML

Policy Briefs

Occupation, armed conflict, and the legal aspects of the relationship between Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip: A resource for practitioners, Sept. 2008.  PDF

Private Security Companies in the OPT: An IHL perspective, Mar. 2008. PDF

IHL and Civilian Participation in Hostilities, Oct. 2007. PDF

From Legal Theory to Policy Tools: IHL and International Human Rights Law, May 2007. PDF

On the Legal Aspects of “Targeted Killings”: Review of the Judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court, May 2007. HTML

Non-Linearity of Engagement: Transnational Armed Groups, International Law, and the Conflict between Al Qaeda and the United States, July 2005. PDF

Legal Aspects of Israel's Disengagement Plan under International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Sep. 2004. HTML

Deportation, Forcible Transfer and Assigned Residence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jul. 2004. HTML

The Separation Barrier and International Humanitarian Law, Jul. 2004. HTML

The End of Occupation in Iraq, June 2004. HTML

Conduct of Military Operations in Urban Areas, May 2004. HTML

Rules of IHL Applicable to the Conduct of Military Operations in Urban Areas, May 2004. HTML

The Legality of House Demolitions Under IHL, May 2004. HTML

Bomb Attacks Targeting Civilians Amount to War Crimes, Mar. 2004. HTML

Israel's Obligations Under IHL in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jan. 2004. HTML

Review of the Applicability of International Humanitarian Law to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jan. 2004. HTML

The Legal Status of Israeli Settlements under IHL, Jan. 2004. HTML

Legal Aspects of Suicide Attacks in IHL, Apr. 2003. HTML

Legitimate Targeting and Aerial Bombardments, Apr. 2003. HTML

Military Occupation of Iraq: I. Application of IHL and the Maintenance of Law and Order, Apr. 2003. HTML

Military Occupation of Iraq: II. International Assistance in Occupied Iraq, Apr. 2003. HTML

Applicable IHL Instruments, Mar. 2003. HTML

Basic Rules of IHL, Mar. 2003. HTML

On the Legality of War vs. the Laws of Armed Conflict, Mar. 2003. HTML

On the Status and Treatment of POWs, Mar. 2003. HTML

On the Status of Combatants, Civilians and Civilians Taking Up Arms, Mar. 2003. HTML

Occasional Paper Series

Transnational Armed Groups and International Humanitarian Law (Marco Sassoli), Winter 2006. PDF

Cluster Bombs: Is There a Case for New Law? (William Boothby), Fall 2005. PDF

War, Technology, and International Humanitarian Law (Michael Schmitt), Summer 2005. PDF

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (Bertrand Ramcharan), Spring 2005. PDF

Warriors Without Rights? Combatants, Unprivileged Belligerents, and the Struggle Over Legitimacy (Kenneth Watkin), Winter 2005. PDF

Legislation Under Article 43 of the Hague Regulations: Belligerent Occupation and Peacebuilding (Yoram Dinstein), Fall 2004. PDF

Journal Articles

new "The Dark Sides of Convergence: A Pro-civilian Critique of the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Law in Armed Conflict," U.S. Naval War College International Law Studies (Blue Book) Series, vol. 86 (by Naz Modirzadeh), June 2010. PDF

“Taking Islamic Law Seriously: INGOs and the Battle for Muslim Hearts and Minds,” Harvard Human Rights Journal vol. 19 (by Naz Modirzadeh), May 2006. PDF

"Al-Qaida : une guerre non lineaire," a contrario vol.3 (Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou), Dec. 2005. PDF

"People's Security as a New Measure of Global Stability," International Review of the Red Cross vol. 842 (by Claude Bruderlein), June 2001. PDF

Book Chapters

"Conflict and Human Security" by Leaning J, Arie S, Holleufer G, Bruderlein C., in: Global Health Challenges for Human Security, , eds. Chen L, Leaning J, Narasimhan V; Global Equity Initiative, Asia Center, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University Jan 2003 N/A

The End of Innocence: An Essay on Humanitarian Protection in the 21st Century, Apr. 2001. PDF

Conference Reports

Empowered Groups, Tested Laws, and Policy Options: Report on an International Seminar on Transnational and Non-State Armed Groups, Nov. 2007. PDF

Transnationality, War and the Law - Roundtable Report, Apr. 2006. PDF

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