Department of Defense law of war manual / Office of the General Counsel, Department of Defense.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Department of Defense. Office of General Counsel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

War (International law)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

War (International law).

Military law--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Military law.

Genre:

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 1207, 3, 9, 5 pages)

Edition:

Updated July 2023.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Department of Defense, Office of General Counsel, 2023.

Summary:

The purpose of this manual is to provide information on the law of war to DoD personnel responsible for implementing the law of war and executing military operations. This manual is not a definitive explanation of all law of war issues. This manual focuses on jus in bello - law relating to the conduct of hostilities and the protection of war victims. This manual seeks to address the law of war that is applicable to the United States, including treaties to which the United States is a Party, and applicable customary international law. It provides legal rules, principles, and discussion, particularly with respect to DoD practice.

Contents:

I - General background

II - Principles

III - Applications of the Law of War

IV - Classes of persons

V - The conduct of hostilities

VI - Weapons

VII - Wounded, sick, shipwrecked, dead, and the medical services

VIII - Detention: overview and baseline rules

IX - Prisoners of war (POWs)

X - Civilians in the hands of a party to the conflict

XI - Military occupations

XII - Non-hostile relations between belligerents

XIII - Naval warfare

XV - The law of neutrality

XVI - Cyber operations

XVII - Non-international armed conflict (NIAC)

XVIII - Implementation and enforcement of the Law of War

XIX Documentary appendix - Notes on treaties ad other relevant documents.

Notes:

"June 2015 (Updated July 2023)."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (DoD, viewed August 1, 2023).

OCLC:

1391699257