This book demonstrates how such single-minded focus no longer suffi ces to secure the interest of states, for whom the nature of warfare has evolved to favor strategies that hold combatants themselves to the highest moral and professional standards in their conduct of hostilities. Clausewitz's original analysis of war relegated ethics to the sidelines in favour of political realism, interpreting the proper use of military power solely to further the political goals of the state, whatever those may be. It also offers students on the BA Language and International Law programme a further international law option in Year 3/4 of their study.This book examines the importance of "military ethics" in the formulation and conduct of contemporary military strategy. This module helps to fill the existing gap for LLB students interested in choosing their options with a focus on international law issues.
Examples are taken from real conflict situations and since the law reflects political and military necessities as well as humanitarian concerns, we will examine how respect for the rules could be improved. The emphasis throughout this module is practical. It will demonstrate the practical problems of applying and enforcing humanitarian law by evaluating recent armed conflicts.
This module will introduce you to the legal rules surrounding armed conflict through the relevant international treaties. It comprises a set of rules that seek to protect persons (and objects) that are affected by war and also to limit the rights of conflicting parties to use the methods of warfare of their choice. The Law of Armed Conflict (also known as International Humanitarian Law) governs the way in which states conduct warfare.
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