Contemporary Law of Targeting

Ian S. Henderson Ph.D (2008) in Law, University of Melbourne, is a legal officer serving with the Royal Australian Air Force and is currently the Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law. He was the senior Australian Air Force legal officer in the Combined Air Operations Center during the 2003 conflict in the Middle East.

• Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Glossary; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 What is the law applicable to targeting?;Part I The Law Concerning What Are Lawful TargetsChapter 3 Lawful non-human targets;Chapter 4 Lawful human targets;Chapter 5 Effects-based operations and controversial military Objectives;Chapter 6 United Nations operations: does the law of targeting differ?;Part II The Law Concerning Attacking a Target LawfullyChapter 7 Precautions in attack;Chapter 8 Proportionality;Chapter 9 Who owns the bomb?;Chapter 10 Conclusions and implications;Bibliography; Index.

"Henderson has managed to present a highly valuable analysis of the law of targeting. It is hard to see how this book will not have to be on the desk and even in the satchel of every military officer engaged with the law of targeting. (...) an excellent study that will be the standard text in this area for the time being."Professor Jürgen Bröhmer, University of New England, New Zealand and Australian Armed Forces Law Review, Vol 10 & 11, 2010-11.