LAW-6317 LAW OF WAR SEMINAR

The course will focus on ?just war? doctrine as well as efforts to regulate the conduct of warfare through The Hague and Geneva Conventions. The course will begin with the historical development of the Laws of War, from St. Thomas Aquinas through modern scholars, but particular attention will be given to the difficulty of applying the Laws of War to modern conflicts such as the ongoing war on terror.

Credits

2

Distribution

Law