OUVRAGE : T. Sparks, A. Peters (eds.), The Individual in International Law: History and Theory

Tom SPARKS, Anne PETERS

Shifts across the corpus of international law have brought the international legal system into a closer alignment with the interests of the individual. This has led to a great and growing interest in the roles and status of individuals in international law, and provided new impulses for debate.

OUVRAGE : A. Peters, J. de Hemptinne, R. Kolb (eds.), Animals in the International Law of Armed Conflict

Anne PETERS, Jérôme de HEMPTINNE, Robert KOLB

Animals are the unknown victims of armed conflicts. Wildlife populations usually decline during warfare, with disastrous repercussions on the food chain, on fragile ecosystems and precarious habitats. Belligerents take advantage of the chaos of war for poaching and trafficking of animal products. Livestock, companion, and zoo animals, highly dependent on human care, are direct victims of hostilities. The book is the first legal analysis of these issues. It maps the framework of international humanitarian law, examining which and how the concepts, principles, and rationales can be applied and adapted for a better protection of animals. The contributions inter alia discuss precautions for animal civilians, problems of animal combatants and prisoners, a specific status for veterinarian personnel, the recognition of biodiversity hotspots as specially protected zones, and the potential of enforcement mechanisms. The concluding chapter draws together novel interpretations and reform proposals.

REVUE : Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (vol. 81, n°1, 2021)

Armin von BOGDANDY, Anne PETERS

The latest issue of the Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (vol. 81, n° 1, 2021) is out. ZaöRV/HJIL is now an open access journal. 

REVUE : Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d'histoire du droit international (vol. 23, n°1, 2021)

Anne PETERS

The latest issue of the Journal of the History of International Law / Revue d'histoire du droit international (vol. 23, n°1, 2021) is out, with a special issue entitled "Towards a History of the Decolonization of International Law".

OUVRAGE : A. Peters, Beyond Human Rights: The Legal Status of the Individual in International Law

Anne PETERS

A paradigm change is occurring, in the course of which human beings are becoming the primary international legal persons. In numerous areas of public international law, substantive rights and obligations of individuals arguably flow directly from international law. The novel legal status of humans in international law is now captured with a concept borrowed from constitutional doctrine: international rights of the person, as opposed to international law protecting persons. Combining doctrinal analysis with current practice, this book is the most comprehensive contemporary analysis of the legal status of the individual. Beyond Human Rights, previously published in German and now revised by the author in this English edition, not only deals with the individual in international humanitarian law, international criminal law and international investment law, but it also covers fields such as consular law, environmental law, protection of individuals against acts of violence and natural disasters, refugee law and labour law.