The Laws of Yesterday's Wars 4 : From Mesopotamia to West Africa /

The Laws of Yesterday's Wars 4 : From Mesopotamia to West Africa /

How international is international humanitarian law? The Laws of Yesterday's Wars 4: From Mesopotamia to West Africa , together with its companion volumes, attempts to answer that question. It offers a culture-by-culture account of various unique restrictions placed on warfare over time. Contai...

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Other Authors: White, Samuel C. Duckett (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2026.

Series: Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
International Humanitarian Law Series ; 75.

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Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
Humanitarian Law.

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Call Number: K3240 .I5788

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Samuel Camden Duckett White
  • 1 Ancient Egyptian Directives of Warfare
  • Anthony Spalinger
  • 2 The Hittites
  • Rory Cox
  • 3 Jewish Ethics of War: the Middle Ages
  • Norman Solomon
  • 4 The Traditional Somali Laws of War
  • Ayan Abdirashid Ali
  • 5 Changing the Narrative: a Reflection on the Impact of the Tool on African Traditions and the Preservation of Humanity during Warfare
  • Tamalin Bolus and Sarah Jean Mabeza
  • 6 West African Laws of War - Adopting the Marxist Stages of Historical Development
  • Godfree Matthew
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Index.