Samuel White (ed), The Laws of Yesterday's Wars: From Indigenous Australians to the American Civil War, Brill Nijhoff, Leiden NL and Boston USA, 2022, 222 pp.

Author(s)
Moore, Cameron
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
<p>The Laws of Yesterday's Wars is an intriguing and original contribution to the law of war. Its aim is best stated by the editor, which is to answer the question 'how international is international humanitarian law?' The premise which underlies the approach to answering this question is that conclusions can be drawn from comparison amongst many societies, which cannot be drawn from the detailed study of just one culture. White concludes that there have always been attempts to regulate the damage that may have been caused by war. Also, while modern international humanitarian law draws upon the earlier European Chivalric Code, there are echoes of deeper, more nuanced, bodies of law.</p>
Citation
The Military Law and the Law of War Review, 60(2), p. 255-259
ISSN
2732-5520
1370-6209
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Language
en
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Title
Samuel White (ed), The Laws of Yesterday's Wars: From Indigenous Australians to the American Civil War, Brill Nijhoff, Leiden NL and Boston USA, 2022, 222 pp.
Type of document
Review
Entity Type
Publication

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