International Conflict and Security Law - A Research Handbook

This unique two-volume book covers virtually the whole spectrum of international conflict and security law. It proceeds from values protected by international law (Part I), through substantive rules in which these values are embodied (Part II), to international and domestic institutions that enforce the law (Part III). It subsequently deals with current challenges in the application of rules of international conflict and security law (Part IV), and crimes as the most serious violations of those rules (Part V). Finally, in the section on case studies (Part VI), lessons learnt from a number of conflict situations are discussed.

Written by an international team of experts representing all the major legal systems of the world, the book is intended as a reference work for students and researchers, domestic and international judges, as well as for legal advisers to governments and international and non-governmental organisations.

Sergey Sayapin is Associate Professor and Associate Dean at KIMEP University, School of Law in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Rustam Atadjanov is Assistant Professor at KIMEP University, School of Law in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Umesh Kadam is formerly Additional Professor at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India and Legal Adviser with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Gerhard Kemp is Professor of Law at the University of Derby in the United Kingdom.
Nicolás Zambrana Tévar is Associate Professor at KIMEP University, School of Law in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Noëlle Quénivet is Professor in International Law at the University of the West of England, Bristol Law School in the United Kingdom.

Specific to this book:

• Covers virtually the whole spectrum of international conflict and security law
• Written by international experts representing all the major legal systems, presenting the rules of law from a variety of perspectives
• Shows how international conflict and security law is applied in the practice of States and international and domestic institutions

With a foreword by Prof. Simon Chesterman, Dean of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore (NUS)

Reviews of the book:

Ambition delivered: vast and rich overview of the international conflict and security law field as well as a number of other reviews of chapters included in the book have been published on the website of the International Law Association's Brazil's International Law Agendas.

Book review symposium:

In the week of 17 April 2023, Opinio Juris hosted a book review symposium on International Conflict and Security Law: A Research Handbook. 

Presentations held during the symposium:

• Sergey Sayapin – Introduction: http://opiniojuris.org/2023/04/17/symposium-on-international-conflict-and-security-law-a-research-handbook-introduction/
• Vesselin Popovski – International Peace through International Law: http://opiniojuris.org/2023/04/17/symposium-on-international-conflict-and-security-law-a-research-handbook-international-peace-through-international-law/
• Emiliano J. Buis – The Extra-Legal Foundations of International Conflict and Security Law: the Importance of Identifying Globally Protected Goods and Collective Interests: http://opiniojuris.org/2023/04/18/symposium-on-international-conflict-and-security-law-a-research-handbook-the-extra-legal-foundations-of-international-conflict-and-security-law-the-importance-of-identifying-globally-protected-goo/
• Manoj Kumar Sinha – Human Rights: Between Universalism and Relativism: http://opiniojuris.org/2023/04/19/symposium-on-international-conflict-and-security-law-a-research-handbook-human-rights-between-universalism-and-relativism/
• Jennifer Trahan – Use of Force, Veto Use at the UN Security Council, and the Crime of Aggression: http://opiniojuris.org/2023/04/20/symposium-on-international-conflict-and-security-law-a-research-handbook-use-of-force-veto-use-at-the-un-security-council-and-the-crime-of-aggression/
• Karen Hulme – Protection of the Environment under International Conflict and Security Law: http://opiniojuris.org/2023/04/21/symposium-on-international-conflict-and-security-law-a-research-handbook-protection-of-the-environment-under-international-conflict-and-security-law/
• Sergey Sayapin, Rustam Atadjanov, Nicolás Zambrana-Tevar, Noëlle Quénivet and Gerhard Kemp – Response by the Editors: http://opiniojuris.org/2023/04/21/symposium-on-international-conflict-and-security-law-a-research-handbook-response-by-the-editors/