A socio-legal history of the laws of war : the birth of international humanitarian law

International laws governing the conduct of war and the behaviour of soldiers on the field of battle is a topic of strong academic and legal interest. Moving beyond contemporary work on the laws of war that is legalistic in nature, A Socio-Legal History of the Laws of War demonstrates how the conten...

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Main Author Mullins, Christopher W. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024.
SeriesEmerald advances in historical criminology.
Subjects
War and emergency legislation > History.
Humanitarian law > History.
War (International law) > History.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781837533862
DOI10.1108/9781837533848
Physical Description1 online resource (292 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: the rules and laws of war
  • Chapter 2. The Lieber Code
  • Chapter 3. The Yielding of Force to Reason
  • Chapter 4. World War I and its aftermath
  • Chapter 5. World War II and a new world order
  • Chapter 6. The Cold War and international criminal justice
  • Chapter 7. The International Criminal Court and the 21st century
  • Chapter 8. Whither justice?

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