This collection of Professor Michael N. Schmitt's essays examine the complexity between warfare and law. The text seeks to pinpoint where the two diverge, as the divergence can be accommodated through contextual interpretation of the law.

Written by a highly reputed author

Only work dealing with the most complex and controversial issues of International Humanitarian Law and the use of force

Often cited works, used as a foundation for much subsequent work in the area

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Written by a highly reputed author Only work dealing with the most complex and controversial issues of International Humanitarian Law and the use of force Often cited works, used as a foundation for much subsequent work in the area

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Computer Network Attack and Use of Force in International Law: Thoughts on a Normative Framework.- Responding to Transnational Terrorism under the Jus ad Bellum: A Normative Framework.- Military Necessity and Humanity in International Humanitarian Law: Preserving the Delicate Balance.- The Principle of Discrimination in 21st Century Warfare.- Fault Lines in the Law of Attack.- Aerial Blockades in Historical, Legal, and Practical Perspective.- State Sponsored Assassination in International and Domestic Law.- Green War: An Assessment of the Environmental Law of International Armed Conflict.- Wired Warfare: Computer Network Attack and International Law.- The Interpretive Guidance on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities: A Critical Analysis.- Human Shields in International Humanitarian Law.- Investigating Violations of International Law in Armed Conflict.