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International Law: Where Have we Been; Where are we Going?

By International Association of Penal Law

See my article, International Law: Where Have we Been; Where are we Going?, published in Univesity of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law. Abstract:      The need to operationalize international law from the perspective of the commander is, I suggest, an absolutely critical requirement of academics, policy-makers, human rights organizations, and military commanders (junior and senior alike). Otherwise, the commander will be stuck with yesterday?s rules in today’s – and tomorrow’s – conflict. The inherent unsuitability of these rules to the conflict will both make public international law increasingly irrelevant from the perspective of the single most important practitioners – the commanders – and will do a fundamental disservice to those who most critically need its protection – innocent civilians...continue to full post

Full post as published by AIDP Blog on July 03, 2009 (boomark / email).