The War on Terror and the Laws of War

A Military Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-19-538921-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 606 g

Reihe: Terrorism and Global Justice Series

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lewis, Michael

Jensen, Eric

Corn, Geoffrey

Hansen, Victor

Jackson, Richard

Schoettler, James

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Über Autor(innen)

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.