Underground Warfare (Hardcover)

Underground warfare, a tactic of yesteryear, has re-emerged as a global and rapidly diffusing threat. This book is the first of its kind to examine tunnel warfare in a systematic and comprehensive way, addressing the legal issues while keeping in mind operational and strategic challenges. Like many other aspects of contemporary warfare, the renewed use of the subterranean in armed conflict presents a challenge for democracies wishing to abide by the law. To Dr. Richemond-Barak, this challenge has not only been under-explored, it is also largely underestimated by the community of states, security experts, and public opinion. She analyzes traditional concepts of the laws of war as they relate to tunnels and underground operations, contemplating questions such as whether tunnels constitute legitimate targets, the assessment of proportionality in anti-tunnel operations, and the availability of advanced warning in this complex terrain. She also identifies issues that are unique to underground warfare, including those that arise when cross-border tunnels burrow under a state's own civilian infrastructure.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2018
Authors:	Daphne Richemond-Barak (Assistant Professor, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy; Senior Researcher and Head of the International Law Desk at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya)
Dimensions:	242 x 164 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-045724-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Law > International law > Public international law > General
LSN:	0-19-045724-4
Barcode:	9780190457242

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