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Author Solis, Gary D.

Title The law of armed conflict : international humanitarian law in war / Gary D. Solis
Published Cambridge [Eng] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxxi, 659 pages)
Contents Law of armed conflict : international humanitarian law in war -- Law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law : a framework -- Law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law : battlefield issues
Summary "The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War introduces law students and undergraduates to the law of war in an age of terrorism. What law of armed conflict/international humanitarian law applies to particular armed conflicts? Does that law apply to terrorists as well? What is the status of participants in an armed conflict? What constitutes a war crime? What is a lawful target and how are targeting decisions made? What are rules of engagement? What weapons are lawful and unlawful, and why? This text takes the reader through these essential questions of the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law to an awareness of finer points of battlefield law. The U.S.-weighted text incorporates lessons from many nations and includes hundreds of cases from jurisdictions worldwide"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 623-652) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject War (International law)
Humanitarian law.
LAW -- International.
Humanitarian law
War (International law)
Geweld.
Oorlogsrecht.
Humanitair oorlogsrecht.
Form Electronic book
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