Contents:War and Armed Conflict : The Parameters of Enquiry / Dino Kritsiotis -- The History of International Humanitarian Law Treaty-Making / Frits Kalshoven -- Conflict Characterisation / Caitlin Dwyer and Tim McCormack -- Sources of the Law of Armed Conflict / Jann Kleffner -- Basic Principles / Nobuo Hayashi -- Impact of Human Rights Law / Noam Lubell and Nancie Prudhomme -- Combatants / Emily Crawford -- Military Objectives / David Turns -- Protection of Civilians in the Conduct of Hostilities / Emanuela Chiara-Gillard -- Direct Participation in Hostilities / Michelle Lesh -- Conventional Weapons / Mirko Sossai -- Chemical and Biological Weapons / Robert J Mathews -- Nuclear Weapons in International Law / Dieter Fleck -- Methods of Land Warfare / William J Fenrick -- Law of Naval Warfare / David Letts and Rob McLaughlin -- Air and Missile Warfare / Ian Henderson and Patrick Keane -- Detention under the Law of Armed Conflict / Chris Jenks -- Wounded and Sick, and Medical Services / James P Benoit -- Women and War / Helen Durham and Eve Massingham -- Children and the Law of Armed Conflict : Looking beyond the Protection Paradigm / John Tobin and Eliot Luke -- Cultural Property / Jadranka Petrovic -- The Protection of the Environment / Roberta Arnold -- The Protection of Humanitarian Relief : The Legal Framework / Alison Duxbury -- The Applicability of the Laws of Armed Conflict to Peacekeeping Operations / Daphna Shraga -- Occupation and Territorial Administration / Eyal Benvenisti -- Neutrality Revisited / Elizabeth Chadwick -- The Role of the International Committee of the Red Cross / Kelisiana Thynne -- Reciprocity and Reprisals / Shane Darcy -- State Responsibility / Charles Garraway -- Reparations for Violations in Armed Conflict and the Emerging Practice of Making Amends / Bruce Oswald and Bethany Wellington -- Individual Liability in International Law / Rob Cryer -- Investigations under International Humanitarian Law / Sasha Radin and Michael N Schmitt -- Role of International Courts and Tribunals / Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto -- Universal Jurisdiction over War Crimes / Luis Benavides -- Emerging Technologies of Warfare / Rain Liivoja, Kobi-Renée Leins and Tim McCormack -- Private Military and Security Companies / Nelleke van Amstel and Rain Liivoja -- The Rule of Law in War : A Liberal Project / Louise Arimatsu.