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Green, L. C. 1920-2011.

Essays on the modern law of war / Leslie C. Green. - 2nd ed. - Ardsley, N.Y. : Transnational Publishers, c1999. - xvi, 604 p. ; 25 cm.

Contents:
What is-why is there--the law of war;
Cicero and Clausewitz or Quincy Wright? The interplay of law and war;
Armed conflict, war and self-defense;
Nuclear weapons and the law of armed conflict;
The international judicial process and the law of armed conflict;
The man in the field and the maxim ignorantia juris non excusat;
Superior orders and the reasonable man;
War crimes, crimes against humanity and command responsibility. "Unnecessary suffering," weapons control and the law of war;
Enforcement of the law in international and noninternational conflicts: the way ahead;
The Azad Hind Fauj (the Indian National Army);
Human rights and the law of armed conflict;
Group rights, war crimes and crimes against humanity;
War law and the medical profession;
The status of mercenaries in international law;
Aerial considerations in the law of armed conflict.

ISBN: 9781571050694

LCCN: 98041334

Subjects--Topical Terms:
War (International law)

LC Class. No.: KZ6385 / .G74 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 341.6 GRE