Humanitäres Völkerrecht

International humanitarian law' or 'international law of war' encompasses the entirety of legal provisions that apply and must be observed in the event of an armed conflict, such as the shelling of civilians in Kunduz, Afghanistan, in 2009 or the multiple use of poison gas in Syria. The new textbook on international humanitarian law also presents the dynamics and breadth of the legal field in its relations to other matters of international law, such as international human rights protection, the UN peacekeeping system and international criminal law. Numerous examples and questions for repetition and consolidation facilitate understanding.