Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. A

“Professor Byers’s book goes to the heart of some of the most bitterly contested recent controversies about the International Rule of Law.” —Chris Patte

This book explores not only the formal constraints on the conduct of war throughout Western history but also the unwritten conventions about what is permissible

This ambitious 2005 volume is a history of war, from the standpoint of international law, from the beginning of history to the present day. Its primary focus is

Analysis of the changing legal context of modern warfare including developments over the last decade.