Department of Defense law of war manual
By: Office of General Counsel, Department of Defense
Publisher: Lieber & Sons
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Maplewood, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1172
ISBN-13: 9780692549292
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Military law; International and municipal law; Handbooks, manuals; United States; War (International law); United States. Department of Defense
Other titles: Law of war manual
Description: "The Department of Defense Law of War Manual provides a comprehensive, authoritative interpretation of the law of armed conflict for the U.S. Department of Defense. The Manual encompasses not only traditional law of war topics - such as the conduct of hostilities and the treatment of prisoners of war - but also more recent and controversial developments, such as detention at Guantanamo Bay and the law of cyber warfare. This volume belongs on the shelf of every lawyer, journalist, historian, researcher, student and individual interested in foreign affairs, international law, human rights, or national security"--Back cover.
Notes: "June 2015."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Stephen W. Preston; title: Preface; title: General background; title: Principles; title: Application of the Law of War; title: Classes of persons; title: The conduct of hostilities; title: Weapons; title: Wounded, sick, shipwrecked, dead, and the medical services; title: Detention : overview and baseline rules; title: Prisoners of war (POWs); title: Civilians in the hands of a party to the conflict; title: Military occupation; title: Non-hostile relations between belligerents; title: Naval warfare; title: Air and space warfare; title: The law of neutrality; title: Cyber-operations; title: Non-international armed conflict (NIAC); title: Implementation and enforcement of the Law of War; title: Documentary appendix : notes on treaties and other relevant documents.