Transcript ISSN 2284-3531 Ordine internazionale e diritti umani. The author
T HE E UROPEAN U NION B EFORE THE L IBYAN C RISIS OF 2011: OR N EUTRAL AND H UMANITARIAN A CTION , R ATHER , D EMOCRATIC AND I NTERVENTIONIST ?
The author investigates the legal issues raised by the Israeli military operation "Protective Edge" in the Gaza Strip under Hamas control. In particular, the contribution deals with the legal nature of the conflict under international humanitarian law, the serious violations of international rules perpetrated by the belligerents and the possibility of invoking the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court to ascertain the responsibility of the authors of these crimes. . (Abstract by the editorial staff)