The War on Terror and the Laws of War: A Military Perspective - Rilegato

Lewis, Michael; Jensen, Eric; Corn, Geoffrey; Hansen, Victor; Jackson, Richard; Schoettler, James

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ISBN 10: 0195389212 ISBN 13: 9780195389210

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2009

Riassunto

When a soldier in the field of battle is under attack in a small village and comes upon a villager who could be a combatant or a civilian, what rules govern how that soldier should act? If the soldier detains the villager and determines that the villager is an unaffiliated combatant, what do the rules of detention require? In The War on Terror and the Laws of War, six legal scholars with experience as military officers bring practical wisdom to the contentious topic of applying international law to the battlefield. The authors apply their unique expertise to issues that have gained greater urgency during the United States' wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: including categorizing targets and properly detaining combatants. The modern battlefield has proven to be a difficult arena in which to apply traditional legal rules. The War on Terror and the Laws of War brings clarity to the subject with an insider's perspective.

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Recensione

The authors...are able to transfer the legal issues of the war on terror to concrete military operations (Stephanie Kwasnitschka, Military Law and the Law of War Review)

L'autore

Geoffrey S. Corn: Associate Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas, where he has been on the faculty since 2005. He is a graduate of Hartwick College and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School. He earned his J.D. with highest honors at George Washington University and his LL.M. as a distinguished graduate at the Judge Advocate General's School. Prior to joining the faculty at South Texas, Professor Corn served in the U.S. Army for 21 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He earned his commission in 1984 from the Officer Candidate School and served five years as a tactical intelligence officer before attending law school and joining the JAG Corps.

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• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0195389212
• ISBN 13: 9780195389210
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 264