New Battlefields Old Laws: Critical Debates on Asymmetric Warfare

by William C. Banks

Book Overview

An internationally-recognized authority on constitutional law, national security law, and counterterrorism, William C. Banks believes changing patterns of global conflict are forcing a reexamination of the traditional laws of war. The Hague Rules, the customary laws of war, and the post-1949 law of armed conflict no longer account for nonstate groups waging prolonged campaigns of terrorism--or even more conventional insurgent attacks. Recognizing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231152353
• ISBN13: 9780231152358
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher