Description
| Product ID: | 9781108831635 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Law of Armed Conflict |
| Subtitle: | International Humanitarian Law in War |
| Authors: | Author: Gary D. Solis |
| Page Count: | 850 |
| Subjects: | Military history, Military history, International relations, Armed conflict, Public international law: humanitarian law, Public international law: international organizations and institutions, International relations, Armed conflict, International humanitarian law, International organisations & institutions |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book introduces law students and undergraduates to the law of war in an age of terrorism. Gary D. Solis, who has more than twenty years of experience teaching these subjects, leads readers from the basics of armed conflict and international humanitarian law to the finer points of battlefield law. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-10-21 |
