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Civilization has long sought to limit the violence and ugliness of war. This book traces the recent history of these efforts, and explores important contemporary issues in the area. Geoffrey Best shows how the Second World War prompted reconstruction of international law, and charts the fortunes of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Best, Geoffrey, 1928-2018
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
War (International law) > History.
War > History > 20th century.
War > Moral and ethical aspects > History > 20th century.
Guerre (Droit international) > Histoire.
Guerre > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre > Aspect moral > Histoire > 20e siècle.
War
War (International law)
War > Moral and ethical aspects
Oorlog.
Humanitair oorlogsrecht.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Guerre > Aspect moral > Histoire > 20e siècle .
Guerre (Droit international) > Histoire > 20e siècle .
1900-1999
Wars > International law
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The laws of war from early modern times to the Second World War
  • The United Nations and the new legal order of the world
  • The Geneva Conventions of 1949
  • Manking the Geneva Conventions
  • The contributions of the courts: Nuremburg, Tokyo, and the rest
  • Humanitarian practice and the laws of war
  • Methods and means
  • Application, implementation, and enforcement.