Underground Warfare
- ISBN-10
- 0190457244
- ISBN-13
- 9780190457242
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 270
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Daphné Richemond-Barak
Description
Introduction -- Tunnels in conflict : from ancient uses to contemporary threats -- Underground warfare : from a tool of war to a global security threat -- Sovereignty over the underground -- Contending with tunnels : law, strategy, and methods -- Underground warfare and the jus ad bellum -- Underground warfare and the jus in bello : general considerations -- Underground warfare near, by, and against civilians -- Conclusion
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