Fair and Unfair Play: Regulating Means and Methods of Warfare

... humanity even toward their enemies, because of their personal moral attitudes rather than some legal regulations. Second , while humanitarian law “does not resolve the issue of legality or illegality of armed conflicts, dealing with an armed conflict per ... ... the current military law is arguably designed for a classic military standoff. The problem is that we see fewer “textbook wars” than any time before. Most present-day military actions are nothing else than various forms of sprawling civil wars or ...