TY - BOOK ID - 100016159 TI - Law-making and legitimacy in international humanitarian law PY - 2021 SN - 9781800883956 180088396X 1800883951 PB - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Droit humanitaire KW - Humanitarian law KW - Droits de l'homme (droit international) KW - Human rights KW - Droit pénal international KW - International criminal law KW - Droit KW - Law KW - Sources KW - Legislation KW - Effectiveness and validity of law KW - International courts KW - Criminal law, International KW - ICL (International criminal law) KW - Criminal law KW - International law KW - Criminal jurisdiction KW - International crimes KW - Humanitarian conventions KW - International humanitarian law KW - War (International law) KW - International tribunals KW - Tribunals, International KW - Courts KW - Jurisdiction (International law) KW - Validity and effectiveness of law KW - Jurisprudence KW - Legislative process KW - Droit pénal international UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:100016159 AB - "International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is in a state of some turbulence, as a result of, among other things, non-international armed conflicts, terrorist threats and the rise of new technologies. This incisive book observes that while states appear to be reluctant to act as agents of change, informal methods of law-making are flourishing. Illustrating that not only courts, but various non-state actors, push for legal developments, this timely work offers an insight into the causes of this somewhat ambivalent state of IHL by focusing attention on both the legitimacy of law-making processes and the actors involved. Investigating what law-making processes reveal about the overall state of this legal regime, this thought-provoking book shows that current developments display a far-reaching disagreement about the direction into which IHL should evolve. It explores the most relevant trends in the development of IHL including the absence of formal law-making by states, informal law-making through manual processes and the increasing role of sub and non-state actors. Law-Making and Legitimacy in International Humanitarian Law will be of benefit to scholars and students of international law and relations, as well as practitioners working in the field of IHL, particularly in government ministries, international organizations and NGOs"-- ER -