Humanity in Warfare. The modern history of the international law of armed conflicts.

Humanity in Warfare. The modern history of the international law of armed conflicts.

"This book is about an idea: the idea that, if there are to be wars, and so long as wars go on, it is certainly better for the warring parties, and probably better for mankind at large, that the persons fighting should observe some prohibitions and restraints on how they do it; the idea, to put it at its briefest, of humanity in warfare. Geoffrey Best traces his idea from the eighteenth century to the present day." (Publishers text)

Best Geoffrey

Methuen 1983 pp. 408

SR L 93