Weapons under International Human Rights Law

Stuart Casey-Maslen

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9781107027879
• eBook ISBN:
  9781107722910
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: International Law
• Index: Law

International human rights law offers an overarching international legal framework to help determine the legality of the use of any weapon, as well as its lawful supply. It governs acts of States and non-State actors alike. In doing so, human rights law embraces international humanitarian law regulation of the use of weapons in armed conflict and disarmament law, as well as international criminal justice standards. In situations of law enforcement (such as counterpiracy, prisons, ordinary policing, riot control, and many peace operations), human rights law is the primary legal frame of reference above domestic criminal law. This important and timely book draws on all aspects of international weapons law and proposes a new view on international law governing weapons. Also included is a specific discussion on armed drones and cyberattacks, two highly topical issues in international law and international relations.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Weapons Under International Human Rights Law
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Contributors
• Editor’s preface
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Table of Cases
• Table of treaties, other international instruments, and national legislation
• Part I The use of weapons in law enforcement
• 2 The use of ‘less-lethal’ weapons in law enforcement
• 3 Crowd management, crowd control, and riot control
• 4 The use of weapons in custodial centres
• 5 The use of weapons in counterpiracy operations
• Part II International human rights law and armed conflict
• 7 The use of weapons in peace operations
• 8 The use of weapons in armed conflict
• 9 The use of weapons and jus ad bellum
• Part III Weapons and technologies under international law
• 11 The use of riot control agents in law enforcement
• 12 The use of incapacitants in law enforcement
• 13 The use of armed drones
• Part IV Weapons design, acquisition, and transfer under human rights law
• 15 Arms transfers and international human rights law
• 16 Implications for arms acquisitions of economic, social, and cultural rights
• Part V Responsibility for unlawful use of weapons under human rights law
• 18 Remedies and reparations
• Part VI Future regulation of weapons under international law
• Appendix 1990 Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
• Index