Occupation in International Law

by Eyal Benvenisti and Eliav Lieblich

Book Overview

The international law of occupation is the body of law, under international humanitarian law, that regulates the actions of states that gain effective control over territory during armed conflict. This body of law seeks to balance between several interests, which are often in tension with one another. Its most fundamental principle is that occupation does not confer sovereignty, and that the powers of the occupant are limited to that of a temporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198861044
• ISBN13: 9780198861041
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"