The International Law of Occupation

by Eyal Benvenisti

Book Overview

The law of occupation imposes two types of obligations on an army that seizes control of enemy land during armed conflict: obligations to respect and protect the inhabitants and their rights, and an obligation to respect the sovereign rights of the ousted government. In theory, the occupant is expected to establish an effective and impartial administration, to carefully balance its own interests against those of the inhabitants and their government,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199588899
• ISBN13: 9780199588893
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"