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A History of the Laws of War: Volume 2 - The Customs and Laws of War with Regards to Civilians in Times of Conflict (Hardcover, New)
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A History of the Laws of War: Volume 2 - The Customs and Laws of War with Regards to Civilians in Times of Conflict (Hardcover, New)
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This unique new work of reference traces the origins of the modern
laws of warfare from the earliest times to the present day. Relying
on written records from as far back as 2400 BCE, and using sources
ranging from the Bible to Security Council Resolutions, the author
pieces together the history of a subject which is almost as old as
civilisation itself. The author shows that as long as humanity has
been waging wars it has also been trying to find ways of
legitimising different forms of combatants and ascribing rules to
them, protecting civilians who are either inadvertently or
intentionally caught up between them, and controlling the use of
particular classes of weapons that may be used in times of
conflict. Thus it is that this work is divided into three
substantial parts: Volume 1 on the laws affecting combatants and
captives; Volume 2 on civilians; and Volume 3 on the law of arms
control. This second book on civilians examines four different
topics. The first topic deals with the targetting of civilians in
times of war. This discussion is one which has been largely
governed by the developments of technologies which have allowed
projectiles to be discharged over ever greater areas, and attempts
to prevent their indiscriminate utilisation have struggled to keep
pace. The second topic concerns the destruction of the natural
environment, with particular regard to the utilisation of
starvation as a method of warfare, and unlike the first topic, this
one has rarely changed over thousands of years, although
contemporary practices are beginning to represent a clear break
from tradition. The third topic is concerned with the long-standing
problems of civilians under the occupation of opposing military
forces, where the practices of genocide, collective punishments
and/or reprisals, and rape have occurred. The final topic in this
volume is about the theft or destruction of the property of the
enemy, in terms of either pillage or the intentional devastation of
the cultural property of the opposition. As a work of reference
this set of three books is unrivalled, and will be of immense
benefit to scholars and practitioners researching and advising on
the laws of warfare. It also tells a story which throws fascinating
new light on the history of international law and on the history of
warfare itself.
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