Historical development and legal basis / Christopher Greenwood -- Scope of application of humanitarian law / Christopher Greenwood -- Combatants and non-combatants / Knut Ipsen -- Methods and means of combat / Stefan Oeter -- Protection of the civilian population / Hans-Peter Gasser -- Protection of the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked / Jann K. Kleffner -- Protection of prisoners of war / Horst Fischer -- Religious personnel / Nilendra Kumar -- Protection of cultural property / Roger O'Keefe -- The law of armed conflict at sea / Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg -- The law of neutrality / Michael Bothe -- The law of non-international armed conflicts / Dieter Fleck -- International peace operations / Ben F. Klappe -- Enforcement of international humanitarian law / Rudiger Wolfrum and Dieter Fleck