Mercenaries or the market's response to a security vacuum? Private military companies and the regulation of their activities have grown in importance. This book explores their use of potentially lethal force; how this has differed in Sierra Leone and Iraq; what rules currently constrain them; and what forces shape the development of this new market

Evans' International Law is widely celebrated as an outstanding collection of interesting and diverse writings from the leading scholars in the field. Bringing together a broad range of perspectives on all the key issues in international law, it is a unique and invaluable resource for students and practitioners alike.

A unique and comprehensive overview on the numerous international rules governing migration, this book brings together and analyses the disparate norms and treaties within international and European law. It is a critical study of the role of international law in regulating the movement of persons, offering an ideal introduction to the field.

This book provides an analysis of The Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) and its potential to make an impact on the issue of domestic violence.

Article Twelve of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 states that all children capable of forming views have the right to express those views, and recognises that all children have the right to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting them. This book explores background to Article Twelve.

This book deals with the emerging EU framework for creating, harmonizing and ensuring the application of EU criminal law.

This book deals with human rights in European criminal law after the Lisbon Treaty. Criminal and procedural law, constitutional law and comparative law must thus be combined to achieve a full understanding of these developments and of their impact on national law.

This volume analyses criminal procedural issues from a European perspective, particularly in connection with EU law and ECHR law.