The Impact of Human Rights Law on Armed Forces

This book considers those aspects of human rights law which may become relevant to the activities of armed forces whether they remain in barracks, undertake training or are deployed in military operations within their own state or outside it. The unique nature of military service and of military courts gives rise to human rights issues in respect both of civilians and soldiers, whether volunteers or conscripts, who find themselves before these courts. Peter Rowe examines these issues as well as the application of international humanitarian law alongside the human rights obligations of the state when forces are training for and involved in armed conflict.

Engineering & Transportation

Rowe, Peter

Engineering

Cambridge University Press

American Football

Sports & Outdoors

Gullane Children's Books

Price Reduced! Peter Rowe has filmed on all seven continents, capturing the extremes of nature from Antarctica to the Arabian Desert, crossed Baffin Island by dogsled and climbed many of the world’s most active volcanoes, camera in hand.. His crazy stories of his adventures in filmmaking range from the wild to the ribald. Starting with his underground initiation into filmmaking in the 1960s, working in the rock scene filming people like the Velvet Underground, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and The Doors, filmmaker Rowe moved on to a career spanning features, television series, and documentaries, focused on themes of adventure and exploration.. If you are interested in film or interested in adventure, you owe it to yourself to check out Rowe’s intriguing tale. Rowe has directed stars Jack Palance, Mickey Rooney and Kevin Zegers. He has filmed with sharks both of the Great White and the Hollywood variety. Whether it is becoming one of the first persons ever to stand on a just-born volcanic island in the South Pacific, filming inside a deep hot cave full of the world’s largest crystals, flying into the eye of a hurricane, or playing Hunter S. Thompson in a television portrait of the gonzo journalist’s last 24 hours, Rowe has great stories to tell of a life full of adventures in film. “A terrific read! Exotic locations, beautiful starlets, and behind the scenes gossip - Adventures in Filmmaking is an insiders’ look at over forty years in the movie business. And it’s everything you want it to be. From sex, drugs, rock and roll in the 60’s all the way to a worldwide TV phenomenon in the ‘10s. Peter Rowe recounts an amazing life lived large. A must read for anyone fascinated by the entertainment industry.” -Jeff Willner – Fellow, Royal Geographic Society, CEO, Traveledge “There’s times I thought I was having an acid flashback (somehow Rowe remembered the sixties). Other times I almost fell off my chair laughing. Throughout I was amazed by how much he has done and the names he has worked with, both as a filmmaker and as an adventurer. To not only survive but to flourish in the uber competitive worlds of the movie and TV biz for over forty years takes talent, smarts and perseverance and he has all in abundance. He’s also completely down to earth and a helluva good writer. Thoroughly entertaining. I couldn’t put it down.” -Jason Schoonover – Author, Thai Gold, Communications Director, The Explorers Club (Canada), Bangkok/Saskatoon "Admirably detailed, reliably engaging, and filled with tales of genuine adventure. Rowe recalls a range of cinematic memories from confronting the establishment with student projects to documenting the volatility of the natural world. Most importantly, he has the intelligence to recognize that emotional turmoil and physical danger can be equally thrilling." -Josh Johnson – Director, "Rewind This!" – Austin, Texas

Adventures in Filmmaking

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Pinewood Independent Publishing

Legal Accountability and Britain's Wars 2000-2015 (Routledge Research in International Law)

This book discusses the manner in which Britain's wars, which took place between 2000 and 2015, have interacted with the relevant principles of international law and English law for the purpose, primarily, of considering legal accountability. During a debate in the House of Lords in 2005 a former Chief of the Defence Staff commented that 'the Armed Forces are under legal siege.' The book will discuss the major legal issues which have arisen, ranging from the various votes in Parliament to go to war, the constitutional relationship between ministers and senior commanders, the right under international law to use force, the influence of human rights law, the role of the courts in England (including the coroners' courts), to the legal regime applying to the conduct of UK military operations. It will assess critically whether the armed forces will now have to accept that operations conducted outside the UK are subject to greater legal scrutiny than previously and whether, if this is the case, it is likely to hinder their future military activities. This book will be of great interest to scholars of international law, the law of armed conflict, military studies and international relations, as well as to those with a professional or other interest in the subject matter.

Reference

Routledge

This book discusses the manner in which Britain’s wars, which took place between 2000 and 2015, have interacted with the relevant principles of international law and English law for the purpose, primarily, of considering legal accountability. During a debate in the House of Lords in 2005 a former Chief of the Defence Staff commented that ‘the Armed Forces are under legal siege.’ The book will discuss the major legal issues which have arisen, ranging from the various votes in Parliament to go to war, the constitutional relationship between ministers and senior commanders, the right under international law to use force, the influence of human rights law, the role of the courts in England (including the coroners’ courts), to the legal regime applying to the conduct of UK military operations. It will assess critically whether the armed forces will now have to accept that operations conducted outside the UK are subject to greater legal scrutiny than previously and whether, if this is the case, it is likely to hinder their future military activities. This book will be of great interest to scholars of international law, the law of armed conflict, military studies and international relations, as well as to those with a professional or other interest in the subject matter.

Music vs The Man

For centuries, a war has raged between singers, musicians, bands--and the authorities. The conflict comes to life in Music vs The Man.\nWhat is it about musicians like John Lennon, Billie Holiday, Paul Robeson, Michael Jackson and Pussy Riot that has put them so frequently in the cross-hairs of the police, immigration officials, city councils, the FBI, and the Kremlin?\nMusic vs The Man explores the question in chapters featuring artists from Strauss and Shostakovich to Sinatra and the Stones.\nMusic wields the type of revolutionary power that politicians and authorities only dream of. Music has the power to open hearts, change minds, and motivate people to stand up for what they believe in. That's why, through the centuries, authorities have been trying to censor it, by throwing musicians in prison, raiding their homes and sometimes even killing them.\nIn Music vs The Man acclaimed filmmaker and author Peter Rowe tells the wild stories of the efforts of a wide group of musical artists to make their voices heard, and the bold and forceful efforts of the authorities to shut them up.

Humor & Entertainment

Armin Lear Press

For centuries, a war has raged between singers, musicians, bands--and the authorities. The conflict comes to life in Music vs The Man. What is it about musicians like John Lennon, Billie Holiday, Paul Robeson, Michael Jackson and Pussy Riot that has put them so frequently in the cross-hairs of the police, immigration officials, city councils, the FBI, and the Kremlin? Music vs The Man explores the question in chapters featuring artists from Strauss and Shostakovich to Sinatra and the Stones. Music wields the type of revolutionary power that politicians and authorities only dream of. Music has the power to open hearts, change minds, and motivate people to stand up for what they believe in. That's why, through the centuries, authorities have been trying to censor it, by throwing musicians in prison, raiding their homes and sometimes even killing them. In Music vs The Man acclaimed filmmaker and author Peter Rowe tells the wild stories of the efforts of a wide group of musical artists to make their voices heard, and the bold and forceful efforts of the authorities to shut them up.

An exciting explosion of urban expansion is occurring in East Asia: cities such as Singapore, Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai are expanding at a prodigious rate and bringing widespread change to the region. Peter G. Rowe's East Asia Modern is a timely comparative analysis of urban growth in this rapidly evolving part of the globe. A renowned scholar on East Asian architecture and urbanism, Peter G. Rowe examines how the unique modernizing process of East Asian cities can be most usefully understood. Rowe offers a historical assessment of the region, chronicling the cities' development over the last century and setting into context their individual paths toward becoming modern. Rowe explains what the modernizing process has meant for the cultural diffusion of predominantly Western ideas, how East Asian urban regions have developed a distinct type of modernity, and what lessons can be gleaned from the contemporary East Asian experience. Refuting many common misconceptions about contemporary East Asian life, East Asia Modern offers a readable critical assessment of life in modern East Asia while also pointing to possibilities for the future.

East Asia Modern: Shaping the Contemporary City

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Reaktion Books

Out There: The Batshit Antics of the World's Great Explorers

History

Europe

Sutherland House Books

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