Includes index.

Preliminary Material -- I Historical Background / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- II The Evolution of the Armed Conflict: 2011–2012 / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- III The NATO Campaign: An Analysis of the 2011 Intervention / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- IV Accountability Issues / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- V The Post-Conflict Period / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- Addendum as of 17 September 2013 / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- VI Benghazi / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- VII Ajdabiya and Brega / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- VIII Ra’s Lanuf and Bin Jawad / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- IX Misrata / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- X The Nafusa Mountains / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- XI Khums / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- XII Zawiyya / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- XIII Tripoli / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- XIV Bani Walid / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- XV Sirte / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- Table of Authorities -- Index.

This groundbreaking new volume provides the first comprehensive review of the Libyan conflict of 2011. The book expands on and complements the report of the Libya Commission of Inquiry to the United Nations Human Rights Council, and provides the reader with the information essential to understanding the Libyan conflict, its causes and ramifications, and the difficulties the country faces as it rebuilds in the wake of 40 years of repression and the effects of a brutal civil war. The book provides a historical overview of the country and the ruinous policies of the Qadhafi regime, a chronological review of the evolution of the conflict, a description of the belligerents and their organizational makeup, an account of the NATO intervention and its legality, a basic legal characterization of conduct of the belligerents and the various accountability mechanisms pursued thus far, and an appraisal of the post-conflict period, as well as a detailed factual assessment and legal characterization of ten different theaters of conflict, including Benghazi, Tripoli, Misrata, Sirte and the Nafusa Mountains.