The Law of Armed Conflict
Subtitle: Constraints on the Contemporary Use of Military Force (Global Interdisciplinary Studies Series)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: September 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780754645436
Subjects: Armed conflict; International humanitarian law; International relations; Prisoners of war; Legal status, laws, etc; Political Science; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Politics/International Relations; War (International law); International; International Relations - General; War victims
First sentence: Throughout history, political leaders have appealed to strategic necessities as a justification for violating international law.