Retelling the history of modern war and statecraft as a tale of the changing role of law and the dramatic growth of law's power, this book focuses on what can g

Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. A

The Morality of the Laws of War examines the modern landscape of the ethics of war. Rudolphy assesses the conflicting theories on the legality of just and unjus

In 2015, the United States Department of Defense published its long-awaited Law of War Manual making a significant statement on the position of the US governmen

“Professor Byers’s book goes to the heart of some of the most bitterly contested recent controversies about the International Rule of Law.” —Chris Patte