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Contemporary Challenges to the Laws of War: Essays in Honour of Professor Peter Rowe
Caroline Harvey
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The laws of war are facing new challenges from emerging technologies and changing methods of warfare, as well as the growth of human rights and international criminal law. International mechanisms of accountability have increased and international criminal law has greater relevance in the calculations of political and military leaders, yet perpetrators often remain at large and the laws of war raise numerous normative, structural and systemic issues and problems. This edited collection brings together leading academic, military and professional experts to examine the key issues for the continuing role and relevance of the laws of war in the twenty-first century. ... Read more
The laws of war are facing new challenges from emerging technologies and changing methods of warfare, as well as the growth of human rights and international criminal law. International mechanisms of accountability have increased and international criminal law has greater relevance in the calculations of political and military leaders, yet perpetrators often remain at large and the laws of war raise numerous normative, structural and systemic issues and problems. This edited collection brings together leading academic, military and professional experts to examine the key issues for the continuing role and relevance of the laws of war in the twenty-first century. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107685741
SKU
V9781107685741
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About Caroline Harvey
Caroline Harvey is a solicitor specialising in international law and obtained her PhD under Professor Peter Rowe's supervision. James Summers is lecturer at the University of Lancaster, where he lectures in international law, peoples' rights and the law of international institutions. Nigel D. White is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Nottingham.
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