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Reviews of the hardback edition: 'a magnificent exposition of the modern pursuit of legal restraint on warfare ... The lawyers of war and the international humanitarians would be well advised to ponder Bests Laws of War for its scholarly realism and its humanity.' - London Review of Books; 'He writes with enormous authority and at times, for such a heavy subject, a delightfully light touch ... In obliging us to take the very notion of the ethical conduct of war so seriously, Geoffrey Best has performed an enormous service.' - Lawrence Freedman, History Today; 'This is an important book, which…mehr

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Reviews of the hardback edition: 'a magnificent exposition of the modern pursuit of legal restraint on warfare ... The lawyers of war and the international humanitarians would be well advised to ponder Bests Laws of War for its scholarly realism and its humanity.' - London Review of Books; 'He writes with enormous authority and at times, for such a heavy subject, a delightfully light touch ... In obliging us to take the very notion of the ethical conduct of war so seriously, Geoffrey Best has performed an enormous service.' - Lawrence Freedman, History Today; 'This is an important book, which the specialists in this subject will refer to for decades to come.' - Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph; 'To write a book of this character, which is scrupulous in never overstating success, and not lose faith in the process, you have to remain an optimist. Geoffrey Best has succeeded in doing this in his impressive study.' - A.W. Brian Simpson, Times Literary Supplement; '...ambitious, highly significant and courageous ... Interdisciplinary in approach, it is an important text for teachers, students and the practitioners of international relations alike ... Its conclusions, so relevant to the la
Geoffrey Best traces the recent history of efforts to limit the violence and ugliness of war. He shows how the Second World War provided the impetus for reconstruction of international law, and charts its relationship with war since then, critically surveying the whole range of contemporary armed conflicts from civil to high-tech international wars. This book offers an original and thought-provoking approach to contemporary history, law, politics and ethics, and is essential reading for anyone concerned with war. `... ambitious, highly significant and courageous ... an important text.' Dermot Keogh, Irish Times `magnificent exposition,' London Review of Books `Dr Best has made an important contribution.' James J. Busuttil, International Relations
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