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Section International Review of the Red Cross, 2002 - No. 847 Terrorism and acts of terror have often initiated and always accompanied warfare. In the light of terrorist organizations operating worldwide, new efforts are being made to grasp the phenomenon of global terrorism and shape a response to it. Several fundamental questions have arisen with regard to the application of international humanitarian law. In this issue, the Review begins a series to analyse them and to participate in a thoughtful debate in search of effective answers. Special issue : Terrorism 30-9-2002 Just war, war of aggression and international humanitarian lawThis article relates the history of the rules and principles adopted to limit violence, and of those prohibiting recourse to war. The author explains that the applicability of international humanitarian law does not depend on a war's causes, even in the case of a war of aggression, and that no discrimination is admissible regarding the law's application. International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 30-9-2002 Acts of terror, "terrorism" and international humanitarian lawThis article examines the international humanitarian law applicable to acts of terror. All acts of terror committed during international or non-international armed conflicts are prohibited without exception. In addition, the author argues that State responses to terrorist acts are also regulated by international humanitarian law when carried out during an armed conflict. International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 30-9-2002 Doubtful prisoner-of-war statusThis article explores how doubt over prisoner-of-war status may arise and how issues relating to the determination of status should be resolved according to the Third Geneva Convention. In this context, a State's obligations in cases of "doubtful" status are examined, as are the minimal requirements of a "competent tribunal". International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 30-9-2002 Islam and international humanitarian law: From a clash to a conversation between civilizationsBy reviewing the role of Islamic players in the development of international humanitarian law from 1856 to the present, the author examines the changing nature of the relationship between the two systems. It is argued that Islam emerged first as a contributor civilization, then as a force for nationalism, and lastly as a competitor to international humanitarian law. International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 30-9-2002 Women, armed conflict and international law“IHL takes a particular male perspective on armed conflict, as a norm against which to measure equality. In a world where women are not equals of men, and armed conflict impacts upon men and women in a fundamentally different way, a general category of rules that is not inclusive of the reality for women cannot respond to their situation.” International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF International Review of the Red Cross International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF 30-9-2002 National implementation of international humanitarian lawBiannual update on national legislation and case law, January - June 2002 International Review of the Red Cross Includes PDF  |
