ICRC Library and Research Services
The ICRC's Research and Library Service is a public resource presently offering more than 25,000 books and articles, as well as 300 journals. The collection focuses on international humanitarian law, the work of the ICRC and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the challenges of humanitarian work and issues of humanitarian concern in war, and the history and development of armed conflict. Other topics include international criminal law, human rights, weapons, detention, and refugees and displaced persons. The ICRC has acquired publications and periodicals since 1863 and holds specific collections, including rare documents dating back to the foundation of the organization.
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Bar-Yaacov, Nomi, “Achieving Universality of the Chemical Weapons Convention in the Middle East”, Survival, Vol. 57, No. 6, 2015–16, pp. 159–180.
Ed Brzoska, Michael, “Themenschwerpunkt: Neue Technologien, veränderte Kriegsbilder, neue Ansätze der Rüstungskontrolle?”, S+F, Sicherheit und Frieden – Security and Peace, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2015, pp. 61–98.
Gevers, Aaron, “Is Johnny Five Alive or Did it Short Circuit? Can and Should an Artificially Intelligent Machine be Held Accountable in War or is it Merely a Weapon?”, Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 12, No. 3, 2015, pp. 384–425.
Jeangène Vilmer, Jean-Baptiste, “Terminator Ethics: faut-il interdire les ‘robots tueurs’?”, Politique Étrangère, No. 4, 2014, pp. 151–167.
Corrie, Eveylon Mack, and Westbrook, “Remotely Piloted Aircrafts (RPAs) in Targeted Killing Operations: The United States is No Lone Wolf”, Florida Journal of International Law, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2014, pp. 447–530.
Marauhn, Thilo, “The Prohibition to Use Chemical Weapons”, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 17, 2014, pp. 25–44.
Rostow, Nicholas, “Pandora's Paradoxes: Nuclear Weapons, World Public Order, and International Humanitarian Law”, Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol. 45, 2015, pp. 107–131.
Toscano, Christopher P., “‘Friends of Humans’: An Argument for Developing Autonomous Weapons Systems”, Journal of National Security Law and Policy, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2015, pp. 189–246.
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Bailliet, Cecilia M., “Vulnerability of Children within International Law”, Nordic Journal of International Law: Acta Scandinavica Juris Gentium, Vol. 84, No. 2, 2015, pp. 153–322.
Bula-Bula, Sayeman, “Les atteintes à l‘autonomie juridique de l‘enfant africain dans la guerre”, African Yearbook of International Law/Annuaire Africain de Droit International, Vol. 19, 2011–12, pp. 295–323.
Darkwa, Linda, “Winning the Battle and Losing the War: Child Rape in Post Conflict Liberia”, International Journal of Children's Rights, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2015, pp. 790–817.
Derluyn, Ilse et al. , “Victims and/or Perpetrators? Towards an Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Child Soldiers”, BMC International Health and Human Rights, Vol. 15, 2015.
Nicholson, Joanna, “Is Targeting Naked Child Soldiers a War Crime?”, International Criminal Law Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2016, pp. 134–157.
Vlieks, Marjolein, “The Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict: A Legal Appraisal of Its Application and Development of International Legal Standards”, Human Rights and International Legal Discourse, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2015, pp. 242–276.
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Jose, Betcy and Medie, Peace A., “Understanding Why and How Civilians Resort to Self-Protection in Armed Conflict”, International Studies Review, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2015, pp. 515–535.
Traven, David, “Moral Cognition and the Law and Ethics of Armed Conflict”, International Studies Review, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2015, pp. 556–587.
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Gillespie, Alexander, The Causes of War, Vol. 1: 3000 BCE to 1000 CE, Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, OR, 2013, 273 pp.
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Augsberg, Steffen, “Intelligence! Konflikte und Konfliktvermeidung durch Informationsgewinnung”, Die Friedens-Warte: Journal of International Peace and Organization, Vol. 90, No. 1–2, 2015, pp. 13–130.
Butler, Robert J. et al. , “International Engagement on Cyber 2012: Establishing Norms and Improving Security”, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 2012.
Eriksson, Mikael and Wallensteen, Peter, “Targeting Sanctions and Ending Armed Conflicts: First Steps towards a New Research Agenda”, International Affairs, Vol. 91, No. 6, 2015, pp. 1387–1398.
Granzow, Tanja, Hasenclever, Andreas and Sändig, Jan, “Framing Political Violence: A Micro-Approach to Civil War Studies”, Civil Wars, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2015, pp. 113–289.
Noll, Jörg, van den Wollenberg, Daan and Frerks, Georg, “The Dilemma of Leaving: Political and Military Exit Strategies”, Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies, 2015.
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Macák, Kubo, “A Needle in a Haystack? Locating the Legal Basis for Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict”, Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol. 45, 2015, pp. 87–106.
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Halpern, Michaela, “Protecting Vulnerable Environments in Armed Conflict: Deficiencies in International Humanitarian Law”, Stanford Journal of International Law, Vol. 51, No. 2, 2015, pp. 119–146.
Jacobsson, Marie, “Protection of the Environment and Air and Missile Warfare: Some Reflections”, Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol. 45, 2015, pp. 51–66.
Rosenow-Williams, Kerstin, “Communicating Climate Risks: A Case Study of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement”, Humanitäres Völkerrecht: Informationsschriften – Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Vol. 28, 2015, pp. 130–138.
Wolfrum, Rüdiger, “The Protection of the Environment in Armed Conflict”, Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol. 45, 2015, pp. 67–86.
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Pérouse de Montclos, Marc-Antoine et al. , “Géopolitique du Nigeria”, Hérodote: Revue de Géographie et de Géopolitique, No. 159, 2015, 165 pp.
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García, David and Skretteberg, Richard, “Colombia: Time for Peace: After 50 Years of Civil War”, Perspective: A Humanitarian and International Affairs Magazine, No. 4, 2015, pp. 10–29.
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Fishman, Ben et al. , North Africa in Transition: The Struggle for Democracies and Institutions, Adelphi, 2015, 154 pp.
Taha, Hebatalla et al. , Egypt after the Spring: Revolt and Reaction, Adelphi, 2016, 222 pp.
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Turner, Mandy and Hussein, Cherine, “Israel-Palestine after Oslo: Mapping Transformations and Alternatives in a Time of Deepening Crisis”, Conflict, Security and Development, Vol. 15, No. 5, 2015, pp. 415–593.
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Chen, Richard C., “Suboptimal Human Rights Decision-Making”, Florida State University Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2015, pp. 645–705.
Engle, Karen, “Anti-Impunity and the Turn to Criminal Law in Human Rights”, Cornell Law Review, Vol. 100, No. 5, 2015, pp. 1069–1127.
Heinz, Wolfgang S. and Abesadze, Nato, “Menschenrechtsschutz in bewaffneten Konflikten: Zur Berichterstattung des Hochkommissariats für Menschenrechte der Vereinten Nationen”, Humanitäres Völkerrecht: Informationsschriften – Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Vol. 28, 2015, pp. 163–170.
Karska, Elzbieta et al. , “Extraterritorial Scope of Human Rights”, International Community Law Review, Vol. 17, No. 4–5, 2015, pp. 395–510.
Rene Salomon, Tim, “Zum Verhältnis von Menschenrechten und Humanitärem Völkerrecht: Normative und methodische Grundlagen”, Humanitäres Völkerrecht: Informationsschriften – Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Vol. 28, 2015, pp. 153–162.
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Taghdisi-Rad, Sahar, The Political Economy of Aid in Palestine: Relief from Conflict or Development Delayed?, Routledge, London, 2011.
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Gallagher, Adrian, “The Promise of Pillar II: Analysing International Assistance Under the Responsibility to Protect”, International Affairs, Vol. 91, No. 6, 2015, pp. 1259–1275.
Okimoto, Keiichiro, “Humanitarian Activities Carried Out across Borders in Times of Armed Conflict in the Light of State Sovereignty and International Humanitarian Law”, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 17, 2014, pp. 121–143.
Wood, Reed M. and Sullivan, Christopher, “Doing Harm by Doing Good? The Negative Externalities of Humanitarian Aid Provision during Civil Conflict”, Journal of Politics, Vol. 77, No. 3, 2015, pp. 736–748.
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Dziwoki, Dorota, “Gefangenenbesuche und Restoring Family Links – Tätigkeiten: Das IKRK und die Suchdienste der Rotkreuz – und Rothalbmondbewegung”, Humanitäres Völkerrecht: Informationsschriften – Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Vol. 28, 2015, pp. 125–129.
Palmieri, Daniel and Herrmann, Irène, “International Committee of the Red Cross”, 1914–1918 Online: International Encyclopedia of the First World War, 24 July 2015.
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Sellars, Kirsten, “Crimes against Peace” and International Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2013, 316 pp.
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Akhavan, Payam et al. , “International Court of Justice: Mini-Symposium on the ICJ Judgment in Croatia v. Serbia”, Leiden Journal of International Law, Vol. 28, No. 4, 2015, pp. 887–951.
Ariav, Roee, “Hardly the Tadic of Targeting: Missed Opportunities in the ICTY‘s Gotovina Judgements”, Israel Law Review, Vol. 48, No. 3, 2015, pp. 329–355.
Bejesky, Robert, “The Abu Ghraib Convictions: A Miscarriage of Justice”, Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal, Vol. 32, 2013–14, pp. 103–175.
Brammertz, Serge, “The Impact of Criminal Prosecutions on Compliance with IHL: Challenges and Perspectives on the Way Forward”, University of Western Australia Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2015, pp. 4–28.
Hubrecht, Joël et al. , “Justice pénale internationale: Un bilan”, Politique Étrangère, No. 4, 2015, pp. 9–62.
Chernor Jalloh, Charles, “The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in Advancing International Criminal Justice”, African Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2015, pp. 47–76.
Kastner, Philipp, “Domestic War Crimes Trials: Only for ‘Others’? Bridging National and International Criminal Law”, University of Western Australia Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2015, pp. 29–50.
Alexander Knoops, Geert-Jan and Zwart, Tom, “The Flotilla Case before the ICC: The Need to Do Justice While Keeping Heaven Intact”, International Criminal Law Review, Vol. 15, No. 6, 2015, pp. 1069–1097.
Sandoval Mesa, Jaime Alberto, “El problema de los límites de la pena de las FARC frente a las propuestas presentadas en las negociaciones de paz en Colombia”, Revue Québecoise de Droit International, Special Issue, March 2015, pp. 107–127.
van der Wilt, Harmen, “Srebrenica: On Joint Criminal Enterprise, Aiding and Abetting and Command Responsibility”, Netherlands International Law Review, Vol. 62, No. 2, 2015, pp. 229–241.
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Tanya Krupiy, Tetyana, “Of Souls, Spirits and Ghosts: Transposing the Application of the Rules of Targeting to Lethal Autonomous Robots”, Melbourne Journal of International Law, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2015, pp. 145–202.
Sahni, Kaitlin J., “The Legality of Invisibility Technology in Modern Warfare”, Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 103, No. 6, 2015, pp. 1661–1678.
Watkin, Kenneth, “Military Advantage: A Matter of ‘Value’, Strategy, and Tactics”, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 17, 2014, pp. 277–364.
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Bothe, Michael, “ De Facto Control of Land or Sea Areas: Its Relevance under the Law of Armed Conflict, in Particular Air and Missile Warfare”, Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol. 45, 2015, pp. 37–50.
Maurer, Peter, “The Evolution in the Legal Protection of Victims of Armed Conflict”, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 17, 2014, pp. 3–8.
Schmitt, Michael N. and Watts, Sean, “The Decline of International Humanitarian Law Opinio Juris and the Law of Cyber Warfare”, Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 50, No. 2, 2015, pp. 189–231.
Stephens, Dale, “The Age of the Manual: The Impact of the Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare”, Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, Vol. 45, 2015, pp. 19–36.
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Brassil, Denielle, “Increasing Compliance with International Humanitarian Law through Dissemination”, University of Western Australia Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2015, pp. 83–109.
Corn, Geoffrey S. and Brenner-Beck, Dru, “Exploring U.S. Treaty Practice through a Military Lens”, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2015, pp. 547–628.
Ahmad Haque, Adil, “Off Target: Selection, Precaution, and Proportionality in the DoD Manual”, International Law Studies, Vol. 92, 2016, pp. 31–84.
McConnachie, Annabel, “Preventing Breaches of IHL through Dissemination: The Role of National Societies”, University of Western Australia Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2015, pp. 68–82.
Sterio, Milena, “Drones: A Proposal for New Policy Inclusive of Independent Judicial Oversight”, Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2015, pp. 469–511.
Stöckle, Philipp, “Recent Developments in German Case Law on Compensation for Violations of International Humanitarian Law”, German Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 57, 2014, pp. 613–631.
Stutz, Marcel, Blazeby, Leonard and Goussac, Netta, “Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law: The Work of the ICRC and the Swiss Government”, University of Western Australia Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2015, pp. 51–67.
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Kontorovich, Eugene, “Economic Dealings with Occupied Territories”, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 53, No. 3, 2015, pp. 584–637.
Ronen, Yaël, “A Century of the Law of Occupation”, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 17, 2014, pp. 169–188.
Stirk, Peter M. R., “The Concept of Military Occupation in the Era of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars”, Comparative Legal History, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2015, pp. 60–84.
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Clapham, Andrew, “The Rights and Responsibilities of Armed Non-State Actors: The Legal Landscape and Issues Surrounding Engagement”, Genève, Académie de Droits Humains, February 2010, available at SSRN.
Ghazi Janaby, Mohamad, “The Legal Status of Employees of Private Military/Security Companies Participating in U.N. Peacekeeping Operations”, Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2015, pp. 82–102.
Haumer, Stefanie, “Non-State Armed Actors and International Humanitarian Law: A Demanding Relationship?”, Humanitäres Völkerrecht: Informationsschriften – Journal of International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict, Vol. 28, 2015, pp. 120–125.
Jentzsch, Corinna, Kalyavas, Stathis and Isabella Schubiger, Livia (eds), “Militias in Civil Wars”, Journal of Conflict Resolution: Journal of the Peace Science Society (International), Vol. 59, No. 5, 2015, pp. 755–946.
Rodenhäuser, Tilman, “International Legal Obligations of Armed Opposition Groups in Syria”, International Review of Law, Vol. 2015, No. 1, 2015.
Jorge Urbina, Julio, “Actores no estatales y externalización de las funciones militares en los conflictos armados: Los contratistas privados ante el derecho internacional humanitario”, Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional, Vol. 8, 2015, pp. 41–85.
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Akande, Dapo and Hill-Cawthorne, Lawrence, “The Lieber Code and the Regulation of Civil War in International Law”, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 53, No. 3, 2015, pp. 638–651.
Crawford, Emily, “From Inter-State and Symmetric to Intra-State and Asymmetric: Changing Methods of Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict in the 100 Years since World War One”, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 17, 2014, pp. 95–118.
Gross, Michael L., “The Ethics of Insurgency: A Brief Overview”, Journal of Military Ethics, Vol. 14, No. 3–4, 2015, pp. 248–271.
Kuijt, Emilie E., “Legal Challenges in the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance: The Case of Non-International Armed Conflicts”, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 17, 2014, pp. 145–166.
David Ohlin, Jens, “The Combatant‘s Privilege in Asymmetric and Covert Conflicts”, Yale Journal of International Law, Vol. 40, No. 2, 2015, pp. 337–392.
Rinear, Matthew, “Armed with a Keyboard: Presidential Directive 20, Cyber-Warfare, and the International Laws of War”, Capital University Law Review, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2015, pp. 679–720.
Schmitt, Michael N., “The Law of Cyber Targeting”, Naval War College Review, Vol. 68, No. 2, 2015, pp. 11–29.
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Guibert, Lefèvre, Le photographe, Intégrale, Dupuis, Paris, 2010, 263 pp.
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Foster, Freya, “The Price of News from the Front Line: Rethinking the Protection of Media Personnel under International Humanitarian Law”, Journal of Conflict and Security Law, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2015, pp. 451–480.
García García, Isabel, “La protección del periodista: El caso de Siria”, Revista Española de Derecho Militar, No. 103, 2015, pp. 93–121.
Malka, Vered and Ariel, Yaron, “Fighting, Worrying and Sharing: Operation ‘Protective Edge’ as the First WhatsApp War”, Media, War and Conflict, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2015, pp. 329–344.
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Phillip Apuuli, Kasaija, “The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and United Nations Peacekeeping: The Case of MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”, African Yearbook of International Law/Annuaire Africain de Droit International, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2011–12, pp. 325–342.
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Chamberlain, Kevin, “Casualties of Armed Conflict: Protecting Cultural Property”, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, Vol. 17, 2014, pp. 189–211.
Green Martínez, Sebastián, “Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Northern Mali: A Crime against Humanity?”, Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 13, No. 5, 2015, pp. 1073–1097.
Lostal Becerril, Marina, “Syria's World Cultural Heritage and Individual Criminal Responsibility”, International Review of Law, Vol. 2015, No. 1, 2015.
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Valles Cavia, José Antonio (ed.), Los conflictos armados contemporáneos: Construcción de la paz y derechos humanos, La Catarata, Madrid, 2013, 302 pp.
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Peagler, Jordan, “The Stuxnet Attack: A New Form of Warfare and the (In)Applicability of Current International Law”, Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2014, pp. 399–434.
Ruys, Tom and Ferro, Luca, “Weathering the Storm: Legality and Legal Implications of the Saudi-Led Military Intervention in Yemen”, International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Vol. 65, No. 1, 2016, pp. 61–98.
Staack, Michael, “Dekonstruktion von Souveränität: Diskurse zur Legitimierung militärischer Interventionen”, Die Friedens-Warte: Journal of International Peace and Organization, Vol. 89, No. 3–4, 2014.
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Ache, Chrysanthus and Riziki Majinge, Charles, “International Law as a Mechanism to Advance the Rights of the Displaced in Africa: Examining the Role of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of the Internally Displaced Persons in Africa”, African Yearbook of International Law/Annuaire Africain de Droit International, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2010, pp. 413–449.
Alfsen, Marianne et al. , “Time to Act: Millions of People are Displaced by Disasters and Climate Change”, Perspective: A Humanitarian and International Affairs Magazine, No. 3, 2015, pp. 10–31.
Chetail, Vincent, “The Human Rights of Migrants in General International Law: From Minimum Standards to Fundamental Rights”, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1, 2013, pp. 225–255.
Krause, Ulrike, “A Continuum of Violence? Linking Sexual and Gender-Based Violence during Conflict, Flight, and Encampment”, Refugee Survey Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 4, 2015, pp. 1–19.
Sterio, Milena, “The Applicability of the Humanitarian Intervention ‘Exception’ to the Middle Eastern Refugee Crisis: Why the International Community Should Intervene against ISIS”, Transnational Law Review, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2015, pp. 325–357.
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De Juan, Alexander, “The Role of Intra-Religious Conflicts in Intrastate Wars”, Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2015, pp. 762–780.
Munir, Muhammad, “Debates on the Rights of Prisoners of War in Islamic Law”, Islamic Studies, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2010, pp. 463–492.
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Heintschel von Heinegg, Wolff, “Military Activities in the Exclusive Economic Zone”, Revue Belge de Droit International/Belgian Review of International Law/Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Internationaal Recht, Vol. 47, No. 1, 2014, pp. 45–64.
Heintschel von Heinegg, Wolff, “The Development of the Law of Naval Warfare from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Century: Some Select Issues”, Yearbook of International Humanitarian law, Vol. 17, 2014, pp. 69–93.
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Abrahms, Max and Mierau, Jochen, “Leadership Matters: The Effects of Targeted Killings on Miliant Group Tactics”, Terrorism and Political Violence, 2015.
Clément, Pierre-Alain et al. , “Djihadisme: Nouvelle menace mondiale”, Diplomatie: Affaires Stratégiques et Relations Internationales, No. 77, 2015, pp. 36–61.
Tibori Szabó, Kinga Julia, “Self-Defence and the United States Policy on Drone Strikes”, Journal of Conflict and Security Law, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2015, pp. 381–413.
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Davies, Sara E. and True, Jacqui, “Reframing Conflict-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Bringing Gender Analysis Back In”, Security Dialogue, Vol. 46, No. 6, 2015, pp. 495–512.
