law & war mark cohen & tiffany middleton november 1, 2013

LAW & WARMark Cohen & Tiffany Middleton

November 1, 2013

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Defining the Terms

What is a law? What is a war? Is the phrase “Law

of War” an oxymoron?

When does the “Law of War” come into play?

Revolutionary Times

Declaration to establish justice of the “cause” British claim: This is an uprising, not a war Enlightenment principles of humanitarian war “Civilized Warfare” fought according to “the

usages and customs” of war Both sides did not always live up to these

principles

The Lieber Code and Modern War

1863

International Laws of War1899 Hague Convention (law for war on land, water)

1925 Geneva Convention (poison gas)

1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

1977 Additional Protocols of the Geneva Conventions (international humanitarian law)

2002 Rome Statute—International Criminal Court

(war crimes jurisdiction)

Lee v. Madigan (1959)

Boumediene v. Bush (2008)

LOOKING FORWARD

Contact Us

Mark CohenMark.Cohen@americanbar.org(312) 988-5728

Tiffany MiddletonTiffany.Middleton@americanbar.org(312) 988-5739