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New Battlefields/Old Laws: Critical Debates on Asymmetric Warfare
Banks W C
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Hardback. Editor(s): Banks, William C. Series: Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JPWS; LNDH; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
An internationally-recognized authority on constitutional law, national security law, and counterterrorism, William C. Banks believes changing patterns of global conflict are forcing a reexamination of the traditional laws of war. The Hague Rules, the customary laws of war, and the post-1949 law of armed conflict no longer account for nonstate groups waging prolonged campaigns of terrorism-or even more conventional insurgent attacks. Recognizing that many of today's conflicts are low-intensity, asymmetrical wars fought between disparate military forces, Banks's collection analyzes nonstate armed groups and irregular forces (such as terrorist and insurgent groups, paramilitaries, child soldiers, civilians participating in hostilities, and private ... Read more
An internationally-recognized authority on constitutional law, national security law, and counterterrorism, William C. Banks believes changing patterns of global conflict are forcing a reexamination of the traditional laws of war. The Hague Rules, the customary laws of war, and the post-1949 law of armed conflict no longer account for nonstate groups waging prolonged campaigns of terrorism-or even more conventional insurgent attacks. Recognizing that many of today's conflicts are low-intensity, asymmetrical wars fought between disparate military forces, Banks's collection analyzes nonstate armed groups and irregular forces (such as terrorist and insurgent groups, paramilitaries, child soldiers, civilians participating in hostilities, and private ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231152341
SKU
V9780231152341
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About Banks W C
William C. Banks is professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He is also Board of Advisors Distinguished Professor at the university's College of Law and director of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT). Since 1987, Banks has helped draw the parameters of national security law, coauthoring two leading texts in the field: National ... Read more
Reviews for New Battlefields/Old Laws: Critical Debates on Asymmetric Warfare
New Battlefields/Old Laws makes a huge contribution to literature regarding the so-called 'war on terror.'
Wayne McCormack, University of Utah, author of Understanding the Law of Terrorism Banks has in this invaluable book put together a set of essays that will educate and enlighten any intelligent reader on the issues related to the future of international security. It covers ... Read more
Wayne McCormack, University of Utah, author of Understanding the Law of Terrorism Banks has in this invaluable book put together a set of essays that will educate and enlighten any intelligent reader on the issues related to the future of international security. It covers ... Read more