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The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War 3rd Edition

The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War 3rd Edition

Author: Gary D. Solis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781108831635

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781107135604
Published In: October 2021
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Paperback Edition ISBN: 9781108926935

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Newly revised and updated, The Law of Armed Conflict introduces students to the law of war in an age of terrorism. What law of armed conflict (LOAC) or its civilian counterpart, international humanitarian law (IHL), applies in a particular armed conflict? Are terrorists bound by that law? What constitutes a war crime? What (or who) is a lawful target and how are targeting decisions made? What are 'rules of engagement' and who formulates them? How can an autonomous weapon system be bound by the law of armed conflict? Why were the Guantánamo military commissions a failure? Featuring new chapters, this book takes students through these topics and more, employing real-world examples and legal opinions from the US and abroad. From Nuremberg to 9/11, from courts-martial to the US Supreme Court, from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, the law of war is explained, interpreted, and applied with clarity and depth.

Foreword

Preface and acknowledgments

Table of cases

Table of treaties

1. Rules of war, laws of war

2. Codes, conventions, declarations, and regulations

3. Two world wars and their law of armed conflict results

4. Protocols and politics

5. Conflict status

6. Individual battlefield status

7. Law of armed conflict's core principles

8. What is a 'war crime'? 9. Obedience to orders, the first defense