Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing international humanitarian law to judicial and quasi-judicial bodies / Derek Jinks, Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto and Solon Solomon -- Applicability test of Additional Protocol II and Common Article 3 for crimes in internal armed conflict / No�elle Qu�enivet -- The role of the U.S. judicial branch during the long war : drone courts, damage suits, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests / Lesley Wexler -- International humanitarian law in the maritime context : conflict characterization in judicial and quasi-judicial contexts / Rob McLaughlin and Dale Stephens -- Domestic humanitarian law : developing the law of war in domestic courts / Ashley Deeks -- The interaction of the international terrorism suppression regime and IHL in domestic criminal prosecutions : the UK experience / Kimberley N. Trapp -- Beyond life and limb : exploring incidental mental harm under international humanitarian law / Eliav Lieblich -- Armed conflict and the inter-American human rights system : application or interpretation of international humanitarian law? / Shana Tabak -- The European Court of Human Right's engagement with international humanitarian law / Samuel Hartridge -- The interaction between domestic law and international humanitarian law at the extraordinary chambers in the courts of Cambodia / Patricia Hobbs -- Applying the laws of armed conflict in Swiss courts / Roberta Arnold -- International humanitarian law in the courts of Australia / Emily Crawford -- Aut deportare aut judicare : current topics in international humanitarian law in Canada / James Yap -- International humanitarian law in Indian courts : application, misapplication and non-application / Chintan Chandrachud -- Interpretations of IHL in tribunals of the United States / Michael W. Lewis and Peter Margulies -- The International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur and the application of international humanitarian norms / Makane Mo�ise Mbengue and Brian McGarry -- The Mavi Marmara incident and the application of international humanitarian law by quasi-judicial bodies / Russell Buchan.

"International humanitarian law has been perceived till now as encompassing only judicial cases concerning refugee protection or war crimes prosecutions, particularly in domestic fora. Yet, the last decade has witnessed a revolution in the way judicial bodies (international and domestic alike) are ready to tackle with complex security issues pertaining to the laws of war. The present volume follows the international and domestic courts' jurisprudential evolution as they tackle issues like the classification of armed conflicts, direct participation in hostilities, and the nexus between international humanitarian law and human rights law. Projecting the field's jurisprudential evolution in the future, the volume examines the role of international humanitarian law also in the realms of quasi-judicial bodies"--Back cover.