The myth of international humanitarian law.

Conventional narratives about the body of law regulating the conduct of armed conflict conclude that what was once known as the 'law of war' (LoW) or the 'law of armed conflict' (LOAC) can equally be called international humanitarian law (IHL) today. Yet how and why IHL came to be used as a name for...

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Published in:	International Affairs Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 563 - 580
Main Author:	WILSON, PAGE
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA May2017
Subjects:	International Committee of the Red Cross Humanitarian law Nongovernmental organizations Human rights War laws Combat laws British military
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