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International Law - Books

International Law-related Chatham House books are listed below.

FORTHCOMING: International Law and the Classification of Conflicts
August 2012

This book comprises contributions by leading experts in the field of international humanitarian law on the subject of the categorisation or classification of armed conflict. It is divided into two sections: the first...

America and a Changed World: A Question of Leadership
May 2010

At a time of economic crisis and involvement in two wars, President Barack Obama took office calling for a renewal of America's global leadership. In this book, senior resident and affiliated scholars offer perspectives...

Perspectives on the ICRC Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law
October 2007

The Study on Customary International Humanitarian Law by Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Louise Doswald-Beck (Cambridge University Press, 2005) contains a unique collection of evidence of the practice of States and non-State...

Enough of the Definition of Terrorism
September 2000

In 1977 Walter Laqueur predicted accurately that "disputes about a detailed, comprehensive definition of terrorism will continue for a long time, they will not result in a consensus and they will make no notable...

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