Book contents
- Weapons Under International Human Rights Law
- Weapons Under International Human Rights Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Editor’s preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Table of treaties, other international instruments, and national legislation
- Part I The use of weapons in law enforcement
- 1 The use of firearms in law enforcement
- 2 The use of ‘less-lethal’ weapons in law enforcement
- 3 Crowd management, crowd control, and riot control
- 4 The use of weapons in custodial centres
- 5 The use of weapons in counterpiracy operations
- Part II International human rights law and armed conflict
- Part III Weapons and technologies under international law
- Part IV Weapons design, acquisition, and transfer under human rights law
- Part V Responsibility for unlawful use of weapons under human rights law
- Part VI Future regulation of weapons under international law
- Appendix 1990 Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
- Index
2 - The use of ‘less-lethal’ weapons in law enforcement
from Part I - The use of weapons in law enforcement
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Book contents
- Weapons Under International Human Rights Law
- Weapons Under International Human Rights Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Editor’s preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Table of treaties, other international instruments, and national legislation
- Part I The use of weapons in law enforcement
- 1 The use of firearms in law enforcement
- 2 The use of ‘less-lethal’ weapons in law enforcement
- 3 Crowd management, crowd control, and riot control
- 4 The use of weapons in custodial centres
- 5 The use of weapons in counterpiracy operations
- Part II International human rights law and armed conflict
- Part III Weapons and technologies under international law
- Part IV Weapons design, acquisition, and transfer under human rights law
- Part V Responsibility for unlawful use of weapons under human rights law
- Part VI Future regulation of weapons under international law
- Appendix 1990 Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials
- Index
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- Weapons under International Human Rights Law , pp. 32 - 52Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014