International law of belligerent occupation

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The general framework -- The legal nature and basic priniciples of belligerent occupation -- Human rights and belligerent occupation -- The maintenance of law and order in occupied territories -- Legislation by the occupying power -- The judicial syste in occupied territories -- Protection of the civilian population under belligerent occupation -- Special protection in occupied territories -- Destruction, spoiliation and pillage of property in occupied territories -- Seizure and requisition of property in occupied territories -- Other major issues relating to belligerent occupation -- The termination of belligerent occupation.

"The customary law of belligerent occupation goes back to the Hague and Geneva Conventions. Recent instances of such occupation include Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, the Congo and Eritrea, but the paradigmatic illustration is the Israeli occupation. The phenomenon is not new, and it is global. Still, numerous controversial points remain. How is belligerent occupation defined? What is the interaction with human rights law? Who is protected under belligerent occupation? Conversely, what measures can an occupying power lawfully resort to when encountering forcible resistance from inhabitants of the occupied territory? This book examines the legislative, judicial and executive rights of the occupying power and its obligations to the civilian population"--