Humanity in warfare
Geoffrey Best
Includes material on the "Red Cross, the first Geneva Conventions, and the many Conventions and regulations concluded at the Hague in 1899 and 1907."
Read Time: ~5 hr
War, aggression, and self-defense
by Yoram Dinstein (2001)
About this book
"Yoram Dinstein's book is a guide to the legal issues of war and peace, armed attack and self-defense. This third edition incorporates new materials on the Kosovo air campaign, "humanitarian intervention," recent Security Council resolutions, the latest pronouncements of the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. This comprehensive introduction to the legal issues surrounding war and self-defense continues to be a tool for students and practitioners of international law, international relations and military studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreWar, aggression, and self-defense Lead Character
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