The Kurdish conflict : international humanitarian law and post-conflict mechanisms / Kerim Yildiz and Susan Breau.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-347) and index.

Includes bibliographical references, bibliography (pages 341-347), and index.

Introduction -- Historical background -- The international law of armed conflict -- Common Article 3, customary intenational humanitarian law, and human rights law applicable to the conflict in southeast Turkey -- Belligerants -- The international law of armed conflict : jus ad bellum -- Terrorism, the law of armed conflict and the PKK -- Terrorism : historical engagement and the global war on terror -- Self-determination : models for a political solution -- International humanitarian law : recognition of the conflict as a basis for constructive politicall dialogue and peace-building -- Appendix 1 : Provisions in Geneva Convention III respecting the classification of prisoners of war -- Appendix 2 : Terrorism conventions -- Appendix 3 : The Mitchell Principles.

This book is a groundbreaking analysis of the on-going conflict waged by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey and its spill over into northern Iraq in terms of the international law of war (jus in bello or international humanitarian law) and the use of force (jus ad bellum). As such, it frames the question within new lights that are particularly appropriate. Apposite too are the two authors. As the executive director of the Kurdish Human Rights Project in London (KHRP), Kerim Yildiz brings a thorough knowledge of Kurdish history and culture with a lengthy experience in the practical application of human-rights law regarding the Kurds within the European community. Over the years the KHRP has argued successfully numerous cases before the European Court of...