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The Conduct of Hostilities in International Humanitarian Law, Volume II
Examines discrete topics of international humanitarian law that are particularly relevant to 21st century warfare. This book begins with an examination of the adequacy of traditional weapons law in the face of modern weaponry that could not have been conceived of at the time the norms were originally fashioned.
| Author(s) | By Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg. Edited by, Michael N. Schmitt. |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 600 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 21 Aug 2012 |
| Availability | Available |
Examines discrete topics of international humanitarian law that are particularly relevant to 21st century warfare. This book begins with an examination of the adequacy of traditional weapons law in the face of modern weaponry that could not have been conceived of at the time the norms were originally fashioned.
Contents: Introduction, Michael N. Schmitt; Part I Weapons: The law of weaponry at the start of the new millennium, Christopher Greenwood; Conventional weapons under legal prohibitions, R.R. Baxter; Some legal aspects of the use of nuclear weapons, Ian Br
Michael N. Schmitt, Professor, United States Naval War College and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, Professor, European University Viadrina Frankfurt, Germany.
