Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law Volume 17, 2014

The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law is the world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws governing armed conflict. It provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this crucial branch of international law. Distinguished by contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers and students.

The Evolution in the Legal Protection of Victims of Armed Conflict.-  One Hundred Years of Chemical Warfare and Disarmament: Then and Now.- Warfare 1914-2014: The Most Violent Century in Human History.- The Prohibition to Use Chemical Weapons.- The Evolution of Legal Approaches to Controlling Nuclear and Radiological Weapons and Combating the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism.- The Development of the Law of Naval Warfare from the 19th to the 21st Century - Some Select Issues.- From Inter-State and Symmetric to Intra-State and Asymmetric: Changing Methods of Warfare and the Law of Armed Conflict in the 100 Years since World War One.- Humanitarian Activities Carried Out Across Borders in Times of Armed Conflict in the Light of State Sovereignty and International Humanitarian Law.- Legal Challenges in the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance: The Case of Non-International Armed Conflicts.- A Century of the Law of Occupation.- Casualties of Armed Conflict: Protecting Cultural Property.- Year in Review 2014.- Military Advantage: A Matter of "Value", Strategy and Tactics.