Internationalized Armed Conflicts in International Law

Kubo Macak

Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law

• Provides the first comprehensive analysis of factors that transform a non-international armed conflict into an international armed conflict
• Advances an original autonomy-based model for the legal qualification of complex situations featuring more than two conflict parties
• Analyses the consequences of conflict internationalization with a specific focus on the regulation of combatancy and belligerent occupation under international humanitarian law
• Presents new insights on relevant case law, including the rulings of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
• Provides practical advice to practitioners and military officials faced with questions of conflict qualification

Internationalized Armed Conflicts in International Law

Kubo Macak

Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law

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Internationalized Armed Conflicts in International Law

Kubo Macak

Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law

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Internationalized Armed Conflicts in International Law

Kubo Macak

Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law

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Internationalized Armed Conflicts in International Law

Kubo Macak

Oxford Monographs in International Humanitarian & Criminal Law

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