Crimes of war : what the public should know

ISBN: 9780393328462 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0393328465 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print 447 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed., Rev. and updated ed.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton &amp; Co., 2007.

Gutman, Roy. (Added Author). Rieff, David. (Added Author). Dworkin, Anthony Gary. (Added Author).

Summary: Originally published in 1999, this A-to-Z guidebook of wartime atrocities has received worldwide acclaim and has been translated into eleven languages. Now it has been substantially updated to take account of the major developments of the last eight years, including the attacks of September 11 and the U.S. "war on terror". Through case studies, definitions of key terms, and explanations of what is legal and what is not, this reveals what every citizen should know about the laws of war, at a time when they are at the center of public debate.