The Human Dimension of International Law

Oxford; Oxford University Press, 2008.

CONTENT
  Tables 0f Cases
Tables of Legislation
List 0f Main Publications 0f Antonio Cassese
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Portraits of Antonio Cassese

L'inaccessible étoile
Louise Arbour

The Generous Cosmopolitan Taskmaster
Andrew Clapham

Nino Cassese and the Sparrow's Feet
Luigi Condorelli

A Tribute to Professor Nino Cassese
Claude Jorda

An Attempt to Explain a Friendship
Antonio Tabucchi

Soliloquy
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I. THE HUMAN DIMENSION OF WARS

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A. General
Current Trends in the Development of the Law of Armed Conflict
The Martens Clause: Half a Loaf or Simply Pie in the Sky?
The Diffusion ofRevolutionary Ideas and the Evolution of International Law
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B. Classes of Wars and Belligerents
Wars ofNational Liberation and Humanitarian Law
Civil War and International Law
The Spanish Civil War and the Development of Customary Law Concerning Internai Armed Conflicts
The Status ofRebeis under the 1977 Geneva Protocol on Non-International Armed Confliets
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C. Means of Warfare
The Prohibition ofIndiscriminate Means of Warfare
Weapons Causing Unnecessary Suffering:Are They Prohibited?
Means ofWarfare: The Traditional and the New Law
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D. Military Occupation
Powersand Duties of an Occupant in Relation to Land and Natural Resources
Legal Considerations on the International Status of Jerusalem
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II. OUR COMMON RIGHTS
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A. Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
Prohibition of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Can the Notion of Inhuman and Degrading Treatment be Applied to Socio-Economie Conditions?
A New Approach to Human Rights: The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Comes ofAge
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B. Economie Assistance and Human Rights
Foreign Economic Assistance and Respect for Civil and Political Rights: Chile-A Case Study
A 'Contribution' by the West to the Struggle against Hunger: The Nestlé Affair
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III. FIGHTING STATE AND INDIVIDUAL CRIMINALITY
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A. State 'Criminality' v. Individual's Criminal Liability
Remarks on the Present Legai Regulation ofCrimes ofStates
On the Current Trends towards Criminal Prosecution and Punishment of Breachesof International Humanitarian Law
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B. International Crimes ofIndividuals
The International Community, Terrorism and Human Rights
Terrorism isAiso Disrupting Some Crudal LegaI Categories of International Law
Crimes Against Humanity: Comments on Some Problematical Aspects
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C. Respondeat Superior v. Subordinates' Liability
AbrahamandAntigone:TwoConflictingImperatives
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D. Developments in International Criminal Justice
The StatUteof the International Criminal Court: Some Preliminary Reflections
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