The Use of Armed Force in Occupied Territory

Marco Longobardo is a Research Fellow in Public International Law at the University of Westminster, where he also teaches public international law, international human rights law, and other related subjects. He undertook his doctoral studies at the Sapienza University of Rome and previously lectured at the University of Messina. He has published extensively on public international law issues in international peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of International Criminal Justice, the Heidelberg Journal of International Law, and the Netherlands International Law Review.

• Preface Eyal Benvenisti; 1. Scope of the book; 2. The hostile character of occupation as reflected by the law of occupation; 3. The applicability of jus ad Bellum and self-defence; 4. Armed resistance against the occupying power in international law; 5. Law enforcement and conduct of hostilities in occupied territory; 6. The regulation of the use of armed force in occupied territory in light of the right to life; 7. General conclusions.

'Marco Longobardo's book demonstrates that while many of the post-WWII occupations are contested between the States involved, the jus ad bellum and self-defence, international humanitarian law and human rights law provide generally binding rules for the use of force. A particular strength of this book is thorough analysis of conventional law, custom, and jurisprudence combined with a sound assessment of the differences between law enforcement and the conduct of hostilities.' Dieter Fleck, Former Director International Agreements and Policy of the German Ministry of Defence, Member of the Advisory Board of the Amsterdam Center for International Law