The Oxford Guide to International Humanitarian Law

Ben Saul is Challis Chair of International Law at the University of Sydney, Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Visiting Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University, an Associate Fellow of Chatham House, and a barrister. He has published 20 books and 100 refereed articles. He has advised numerous United Nations bodies, governments, and NGOs, served on various professional bodies, and taught law or undertaken field missions in over 35 countries. Visiting positions have included at The Hague Academy of International Law, Max Planck Institute for International Law, and Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights. Ben Saul practices in international tribunals. He has a doctorate from Oxford and honours degrees in Arts and Law from Sydney. Dapo Akande is a Professor of Public International Law and Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict at the University of Oxford. He is also a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. A widely-recognized expert in international law, he has published on a variety of topics within this field. He has held visiting professorships, including at Yale Law School and has been the Sir Ninian Stephen Visiting Scholar at the University of Melbourne Law School. He has acted as adviser on international law issues to United Nations bodies, the African Union Commission, the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Association of South East Asian Nations, as well as to States and non-governmental organizations. He has acted as advocate, counsel or adviser in cases before international and national tribunals, and served as legal adviser to the UK Parliament's All Party Parliamentary Group on Drone's Inquiry.

1: Jean-Marie Henckaerts: History and Sources
2: Dapo Akande: Classification of Armed Conflicts
3: Emily Crawford: Temporal and Geographic Reach of International Humanitarian Law
4: Sarah McCosker: Domains of Warfare
5: Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne: Persons Covered by International Humanitarian Law
6: Rob McLaughlin: Fundamental Guarantees
7: Michael Schmitt: Basic Principles in the Conduct of Hostilities
8: Robin Geiss and Christophe Paulussen: Specifically Protected Persons and Objects
9: Cymie Payne: Protection of the Natural Environment
10: Nils Melzer and Gloria Gaggioli: Methods of Warfare
11: Stuart Casey-Maslen: Weapons
12: Jelena Pejic: Detention
13: Sylvain Vite: Occupation
14: Eve Massingham and Kelisiana Thynne: Humanitarian Relief Operations
15: Robert Cryer: War Crimes
16: David Turns: Implementation
17: Marco Sassoli: International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law
18: Ben Saul: International Humanitarian Law and Terrorism