Child Soldiers and the Lubanga Case and The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare are the two central themes of this volume. Each of these timely topics is addressed from three different angles, providing a truly comprehensive analysis of the subject. The book also features an article on the duty to investigate civilian casualties during armed conflict and its implementation in practice and an elaborate year in review, discussing developments that occurred in 2012. The Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law is the world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws governing armed conflict. It provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this crucial branch of international law. Distinguished by contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers and students.

The Tallinn Manual and International Cyber Security Law.- The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare: A Commentary on Chapter II The Use of Force.- Law in the Virtual Battlespace: The Tallinn Manual and the Jus in Bello.- Between Consolidation and Innovation: The International Criminal Courts Trial Chamber Judgment in the Lubanga Case.- The Effects of the Lubanga Case on Understanding and Preventing Child Soldiering.- Sexual Violence Against Children on the Battlefield as a Crime of Using Child Soldiers: Square Pegs in Round Holes and Missed Opportunities in Lubanga.- The Duty to Investigate Civilian Casualties during Armed Conflict and its Implementation in Practice.- Year in Review 2012.