Experienced authors with over 45 years combined teaching and working in the law of armed conflict field in the military, at think tanks, and in academia.

Professors and students will benefit from:

Contemporary debates regarding detention in non-international armed conflict, human rights law, and targeted killing.

Humanitarian assistance and the challenges of protecting the civilian population in urban conflicts.

The conflict in Syria, including ISIS, genocide and chemical weapons attacks.

New technologies and the law of armed conflict, including cyber, unmanned aerial vehicles and autonomous weapons systems.

Innovative materials allow flexibility across a range of class scenarios, from a stand-alone course to part of a broader survey class. Placing the law of armed conflict in context with related fields, such as human rights law and national security law, the text provides a complete framework for understanding legal paradigms during and after conflict.

International Law and Armed Conflictshows how the law informs operational and policy decision-making. Students can gain a solid foundation in the law and develop the tools they need to analyze complex legal problems. More detailed information is provided in the manual itself JSP 383: UK manual of the law of armed conflict.Experienced authors with over 45 years combined teaching and working in the field use fundamental principles and sources to instruct and guide discussion about the application of the law of armed conflict to contemporary and future questions. The law both imposes duties upon and grants rights to individuals. The law of armed conflict provides for the protection and humane treatment of combatants and non-combatants. The law of armed conflict comprises relevant international law and UK domestic law, which includes Service law.

Joint Service Publication (JSP) 381, Aide Memoire on the Law of Armed Conflict provides international armed conflict members of the armed forces, including accompanying civilians, an overview on the subject to the law of armed conflict.