The Law of War Deskbook is published by the International and Operational Law Department of The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School in the United States. This edition was published in January 2011 and is made freely available in full text (PDF) on the Library of Congress website. The Deskbook is intended to be used as a teaching tool covering the international and operational law subjects taught to military judge advocates. There are chapters providing an introduction to public international law and looking at the history and framework of the law of war. Other chapters deal with the legal basis for the use of force, means and methods of warfare, war crimes and human rights. There are also chapters dealing with each of the four Geneva Conventions.
Law of War Deskbook
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