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Wolfgang S. Heinz
The objective of Anthony Cullen's work is to "remedy some of the confusion that exists surrounding distinctions that are used to differentiate between different types of non- international armed conflict" (at 3). He works towards developing a framework for the characterization of armed conflicts. The author is a research fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law and is participating in the joint British Red Cross and International Committee of the Red Cross project to update the collection of practice underlying the ICRC's study on Customary International Humanitarian Law.
Application of humanitarian law to non-international armed conflict is a timely subject in the present political context. One needs only to point to discussions about the so-called global war on terrorism, asymmetrical conflict, and the fight against pirates. Examples where the application of humanitarian law is in question are the US practice of detention without charge or trial of terrorist suspects and targeted killings. They are currently discussed in many academic contributions and have triggered a political debate after high-ranking �
