Foreign fighters under international law and beyond. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrea de Guttry, Francesca Capone, Christophe Paulussen, editors.
• Editors: De Guttry, Andrea; Capone, Francesca; Paulussen, Christophe, 1979-
• Contents: Introduction -- Foreign Fighters' in the Syria and Iraq Conflict: Statistics and Characteristics of a Rapidly Growing Phenomenon -- Foreign Fighters' Involvement in National and International Wars: A Historical Survey -- Foreign Fighters as a Challenge for International Relations Theory -- Foreign Fighters: Motivations for Travel to Foreign Conflicts -- The Emerging Role of Social Media in the Recruitment of Foreign Fighters Gabriel Weimann -- Analysing the Recruitment and Use of Foreign Men and Women in ISIL through a Gender Perspective -- The Military Impact of Foreign Fighters on the Battlefield: the Case of the ISIL -- The Status of Foreign Fighters under International Humanitarian Law Emanuele Sommario -- Foreign Fighters and International Criminal Law -- Child Soldiers: the Expanding Practice of Minors Recruited to Become Foreign Fighters -- Armed Opposition Groups' (and Foreign Fighters') Abidance by Human Rights Law: the Issue of Compliance in Syria and Iraq.
• Publisher Details: The Hague, The Netherlands : T.M.C. Asser Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 341.6; War (International law); Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Participation, Foreign; LAW -- International; Military participation -- Foreign; War (International law); Syria -- History -- Participation, Foreign -- Civil War, 2011-; Iraq; Syria; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789462650992; 9462650993; 9462650985; 9789462650985
• Related ISBNs: 9789462650985
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 14, 2016).
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