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- German Practice in International Law
- German Practice in International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- GPIL – German Practice in International Law
- Table of Cases
- Table of German Statutes
- Table of European Legislation
- Table of Treaties
- List of Abbreviations
- 1 Foundations and Functions of International Law
- 2 States and Their Organs
- 3 Inter-State Political and Economic Relations and Transactions
- 4 State Jurisdiction and Immunities
- 5 State Responsibility and Liability
- 6 Antarctica, Sea, Air and Space
- 7 Individuals, Their Human Rights and Their International Criminal Responsibility
- 8 Natural Resources and the Environment
- 9 The United Nations and Other International Organisations
- 10 Use of Force, Arms Control and Disarmament
- 11 International Disputes and Their Settlement
- Annex 1 Notable Statements on International Law by Germany in 2020
- Annex 2 International Agreements Concluded by Germany in 2020
- Index
10 - Use of Force, Arms Control and Disarmament
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 February 2023
- German Practice in International Law
- German Practice in International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- GPIL – German Practice in International Law
- Table of Cases
- Table of German Statutes
- Table of European Legislation
- Table of Treaties
- List of Abbreviations
- 1 Foundations and Functions of International Law
- 2 States and Their Organs
- 3 Inter-State Political and Economic Relations and Transactions
- 4 State Jurisdiction and Immunities
- 5 State Responsibility and Liability
- 6 Antarctica, Sea, Air and Space
- 7 Individuals, Their Human Rights and Their International Criminal Responsibility
- 8 Natural Resources and the Environment
- 9 The United Nations and Other International Organisations
- 10 Use of Force, Arms Control and Disarmament
- 11 International Disputes and Their Settlement
- Annex 1 Notable Statements on International Law by Germany in 2020
- Annex 2 International Agreements Concluded by Germany in 2020
- Index
Summary
The chapter covers Germany’s perspective on the use of force, armed conflict and international humanitarian law, and arms control and disarmament. The first part addresses Germany’s position on the US killing of Iranian General Soleimani, Germany condemning Iranian missile attacks on US bases in Iraq and Germany refining the right of sustainable self-defence. The second part shows the German Federal Court of Justice reaffirming that there is no justification in international law for attacks by the Kurdistan Worker’s Party, the German government’s stand on foreign troop presence in Syria, Germany’s stand on the law of occupation regarding US forces in Syria, Germany considering Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories illegal, Germany’s view on drones, the Federal Constitutional Court affirming only States can claim compensation for violations of international humanitarian law, and the Federal Administrative Court ruling the US may continue to use its base in Germany. The third part covers Germany’s criticism of US anti-personnel landmine policy and Germany’s condemnation of North Korean missile tests.
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- German Practice in International Law2020, pp. 344 - 395Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023