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Weapons and the Law of Armed Conflict Hardcover – 2 Apr 2009

by William Boothby (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 462 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford (2 April 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0199569940
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199569946
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 3 x 15.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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...the primary merit of Boothby's monograph on the law of weapons in armed conflict is that the contemporary state of affairs is comprehensively summarized and that the standards applicable are presented in a convincing manner (Daniel Heilmann, Senior Research Fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Comparative Public and International Law, Heidelberg EJIL 21)

William Boothby's book offers a comprehensive and up to date overview on the contemporary law of weaponry. It will certainly constitute the authority on the topic for the years to come. (Vincent Roobaert, Nato Legal Gazette)

About the Author

Bill Boothby has served for 27 years as an officer in the Royal Air Force Legal Branch. After service in the United Kingdom, Germany, Hong Kong, Cyprus and Croatia, he developed a professional interest in public international law in general, and the law relating to weaponry in particular. He developed and implemented the British system for the legal review of new weapons, and formed and led the team charged with conducting such reviews. He was a member of the British delegation to the Oslo Conference which, in 1997, negotiated the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines. He was also from 2000 until 2006 a member of the UK Delegation to numerous Conventional Weapons Convention Conferences in Geneva, including the conferences that culminated in the adoption of Protocol V to the Convention on Explosive Remnants of War. He undertook postgraduate study of the subject at Europa Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany and presented his thesis, on which this book is based, in 2008.

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5.0 out of 5 starsWeapons and the Law
By Charles Garraway on 31 Oct. 2011
Format: Hardcover
There have been rules on the use of weapons for centuries as there have been rules of war. In the last few decades, these rules have again attracted attention with anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions to the fore. Boothby seeks in his book to draw the difficult line between accepting the damage that weapons of any sort produce and respecting attempts to alleviate the "calamities of war". Written when he was still a serving RAF officer, this book benefits from Boothby's experience as someone who has operated these rules as well as his involvement in the international negotiations about many of the weapons discussed. Those who deal with weaponry in any way, from civil servants and military personnel, through academics, to those who wish to rid the world of all arms, will all benefit from reading this book. It is clearly written and should be the starting point for debate on the legality of any type of weaponry. The final chapter, The Future of Weapons Law, looks at the way forward describing the law here as "dynamic". It will inevitably be challenged by advances in technology but the underlying principles outlined in Chapter 5 will continue to be relevant and should be the lynchpin on which the law will develop. I strongly recommend this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Weapons and the Law of Armed Conflict 3 Dec. 2011
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Weapons and the Law of Armed Conflict, by Air Commodore (ret'd RAF) Bill Boothby, is the most comprehensive and insightful treatment of the law of weaponry available. Its survey of treaty law is completely exhaustive and very well-done. Boothby devotes entire chapters to the customary law principles that prohibit weapons which cause superfluous injury and unnecessary suffering or which are indiscriminate. Similarly, he addresses individual weapons and weapons systems in great depth, from classic weapons like poison to systems of contemporary concern, such as cluster munitions. Of particular note is the chapter on the interplay between weapons law and the law of targeting (the subject of Boothby's next book). It typifies Boothby's well-known gift for practical application of complex legal concepts.

Simply put, no library on international law and armed conflict would be complete without this impressive work. I recommend it unreservedly.

Professor Michael Schmitt
Chairman, International Law Department
United States naval War College
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