The law of occupation imposes two types of obligations on an army that seizes control of enemy land during armed conflict: obligations to respect and protect th

This monograph analyses the historical evolution of the laws of occupation as a special branch of international humanitarian law (IHL), focusing on the extent t

The customary law of belligerent occupation goes back to the Hague and Geneva Conventions. Recent instances of such occupation include Iraq, the former Yugoslav

This book presents a systematic analysis of the notion of control in the law of military occupation. The work demonstrates that in present-day occupations, cont

Explores the use of armed force in occupied territory under different international law branches.