International Law and Armed Conflict: Fundamental Principles and Contemporary Challenges in the Law of War, Third Edition

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on Casebook Connect, including academic lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. International Law and Armed Conflict: Fundamental Principles and Contemporary Challenges in the Law of War uses vivid stories and cases to bring basic principles of law and current challenges to life in the classroom. With over 60 years’ combined experience and expertise teaching and working in the military, government, think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, and academia, Laurie R. Blank and Gregory P. Noone present a complete framework for understanding the law and policy applicable in times of armed conflict, tying in coverage of human rights and national security law.  New to the Third Edition:  Extensive coverage of contemporary conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East  New chapter on humanitarian assistance and civilian welfare  Further incorporation of the challenges of implementing the law of war in large-scale combat operations and peer-on-peer conflict  New material exploring the role of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies in the battlespace  Professors and students will benefit from:  Real-life stories, vignettes, and hypothetical scenarios bring focused energy to analysis and discussion of front-page issues  Basic legal principles and policy inform and frame contemporary issues, as well as tomorrow’s unanswered questions and challenges  Protection of civilians  New technologies—lethal autonomous weapons, cyber operations, outer space  The challenges of implementing the law of war in large-scale combat operations and peer-on-peer conflict  Integrated coverage of related fields, such as human rights and national security law, provides a more complete picture of the legal paradigm that applies to armed conflict