A world history of war crimes: from antiquity to the present

Abstract

List of Illustrations Introduction 1. The Roots of the Law of War in World History 2. The Law of War in Rome, the Islamic World, and the European Middle Ages 3. Making Law in the Slaughterhouse of the World: Early Modernity & the Law of War 4. The Law of War in the 18th and 19th Centuries 5. World War I and the Failure of the Law of War 6. World War II and the Triumph of the Law of War 7. Into the 21st Century: War Crimes & their Treatment since World War II Conclusion: The Future of the Law of War Notes Bibliography Index