TY - BOOK AU - Yildiz,Kerim AU - Breau,Susan Carolyn TI - The Kurdish conflict: international humanitarian law and post-conflict mechanisms SN - 9780415562706 (hbk) AV - KZ4272 .Y55 2010 U1 - 341.67095667 22 PY - 2010///] CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, England, New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Self-determination, National KW - Kurdistan KW - Humanitarian law KW - Kurds KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Turkey KW - International status N1 - Includes bibliographical references, bibliography (p. 341-347), and index; Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Table of cases; Table of treaties; Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Historical background; Part 1; 2 The international law of armed conflict; 3 Common Article 3, customary international humanitarian law, and human rights law applicable to the conflict in southeast Turkey; 4 Belligerents; 5 The international law of armed conflict jus ad bellum; 6 Terrorism, the law of armed conflict and the PKK; Part 2; 7 Terrorism: Historical engagement and the global war on terror; 8 Self-determination: Models for a political solution. 9 International humanitarian law: Recognition of the conflict as a basis for constructive political dialogue and peace-buildingNotes; Appendix 1: Provisions in Geneva Convention III respecting the classification of prisoners of war; Appendix 2: Terrorism Conventions; Appendix 3: The Mitchell Principles; Bibliography; Index N2 - Looks at practically applying the law of armed conflicts to the ongoing situation in Turkey and Northern Iraq. This book considers conflict resolution in the region, offering a comparative analysis of the situation in Northern Ireland, and suggesting possible political solutions to bring the conflict to an end ER -