The Ethics of Urban Warfare

City and War

222 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume addresses key ethical issues and challenges of modern urban warfare through ten chapters written by acclaimed experts from eight different countries and three continents. The foreword to the volume was written by Gen. (ret) Mart de Kruif, while Professor Hugo Slim wrote the Introduction. In addition to providing the reader with the history of the intricate relationship between city and war, authors offer critical insights into the ethical problems arising from various dimensions of modern urban warfare: conflicting war narratives, imperative of victory, tactical and leadership specificities, use of non-lethal measures, international interventions, in bello peculiarities of urban warfare, introduction of new weapons and technologies, use of war games and simulations in training for urban warfare, and many more.

• Themen: Recht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht Menschenrechte
• ISBN: 9789004522398
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.01.2023
• Verlag: Brill
• Herausgegeben von: Kristina Tonn, Dragan Stanar