Danilo Türk Book Presentation

features of the naval warfare are briefly discussed in a section of this chapter. The final two sections are devoted to the legal consequences of the state of war among states and those of the status of neutrality during the war. As a result of the characteristics of the contemporary armed conflicts, including the international armed conflicts of the past decades, the established rules regarding the consequences of the state of war and those of neutrality in war have not been applied consistently. The focus of attention has shifted towards the fate of the individual in situations of armed conflicts and to the limitations of warfare. This is also reflected in the commentaries on the international law of armed conflicts today. Professor Pavel Šturma, Vice-dean of the Faculty of Law of the Charles University and the main editor of the Czech version of Prof. Türk’s book, then concluded importance of the book for Czech readers: Dear Mr. President, Magnificencies, Spectabiles, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Allow me to say a few words about the Czech edition of the book of our distinguished guest, the President of Slovenia, Professor Danilo Tűrk. International law is by its very nature an international legal order.Therefore, it is common practice to use, for research and studies in this branch of law, not only domestic but also foreign textbooks and other publications. In the first half of the 20th century, at least three translations of eminent foreign textbooks of international law were published on the Czech territory. Two modern books appeared in Czech translation in the 1990s. All these books were translations from English, French and German. Today, we offer to Czech readers a translation from a language that is not internationally used. It is a book of the important Slovenian lawyer,

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