International law and armed conflict : exploring the faultlines : essays in honour of Yoram Dinstein / edited by Michael N. Schmitt and Jelena Pejic.

Includes bibliographical references and index

A revival of the just war theory? / Ivan Shearer -- Rethinking collective security / Thomas Franck -- Topographies of force / Dino Kritsiotis -- Claims to pre-emptive uses of force : some trends and projections and their implications for world order / W. Michael Reisman and Andrea Armstrong -- The temporal dimension of self-defense : anticipation, pre-emption, prevention and immediacy / Terry D. Gill -- Responding to transnational terrorism under the jus ad bellum : a normative framework / Michael N. Schmitt -- Is US adherence to the rule of law in international affairs feasible? / John F. Murphy -- The military action in Iraq and international law / Ruth Wedgwood.

Ius ad bellum and ius in bello-the separation between the legality of the use of force and humanitarian rules to be respected in warfare : crucial or outdated? / Marco Sassoli -- 21st century conflict and international humanitarian law : status quo or change? / Kenneth Watkin -- The law of weaponry-is it adequate? / Bill Boothby --'Combatants'-substance or semantics? / Charles H.B. Garraway --'Unlawful/enemy combatants' : interpretations and consequences / Jelena Pejic -- Ghosts in the machine : some legal issues concerning US military contractors in Iraq / Avril McDonald -- Leaders, courtiers and command responsibility in Shakespeare / Theodor Meron -- Civilian detentions in Iraq / Andru E. Wall -- Transformative military occupation : applying the laws of war and human rights / Adam Roberts -- The adequacy of international humanitarian law rules on belligerent occupation : to what extent may Security Council Resolution 1483 be considered a model for adjustment? / R赤iger Wolfrum -- The separation fence in the International Court of Justice and the High Court of Justice : commonalities, differences and specifics / Fania Domb --'Benevolent' third states in international armed conflicts : the myth of the irrelevance of the law of neutrality / Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg.