San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea (Grotius Publications) - Hardcover

9780521551885: San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea (Grotius Publications)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521551889 ISBN 13: 9780521551885

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1995

The San Remo Manual is a contemporary restatement of the law applicable to armed conflicts at sea which has been drafted over a six-year period by an international group of specialists in international law, and naval experts convened by the International Institute of Humanitarian law. The accompanying explanation is written in the form of a commentary and indicates the sources used by the experts for each of the provisions of the Manual, and the discussion which led to their adoption. It is the first analysis of the law regulating armed conflict at sea which has been undertaken by an international group of experts since 1913. The work is based on treaty law of continuing validity and State practice, and takes into account developments in related areas of international law, in particular the effect of the United Nations Charter, the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, air law, and environmental law.

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Book Description:

The San Remo Manual combines a restatement of the law - the first since 1913 - applicable to armed conflicts at sea, with an explanation commenting on the legal basis for the provisions adopted. Compiled by international legal and naval experts, it indicates how States may behave in armed conflict relating to enemy or neutral shipping and aircraft, and to persons captured at sea.

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The San Remo Manual is a contemporary restatement - together with some progressive development - of the law applicable to armed conflicts at sea, and has been drafted by an international group of specialists in international law and naval experts convened by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law. The last such restatement was undertaken by the Institute of International Law in 1913, and for the most part treaty law has not incorporated developments in the law since 1907. The accompanying Explanation is written in the form of a commentary and indicates the sources used by the experts for each of the provisions of the Manual and the discussion that led to their adoption. The work is based on treaty law of continuing validity and State practice and takes into account developments in related areas of international law, in particular, the effect of the UN Charter, the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, air law and environmental law. The Manual and Explanation represent a unique effort of experts from different parts of the world to establish the present state of the law. This document will be of major contemporary, future and historical importance, and will help shape generally accepted international law regulating armed conflicts at sea. There is no other book like it.

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