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The 50th Law. The 33 Strategies of War is a military history and personal development book. It was written by American author Robert Greene in 2006. It is composed of discussions and examples of offensive and defensive strategies from a wide variety of people and conditions, applying them to social conflicts such as family quarrels and business ...
War of Laws. The War of Laws ( Russian: Война законов, Voyna zakonov) [1] was the series of conflicts between the central government of the Soviet Union and the governments of the Soviet republics during the so-called "parade of sovereignties" in the last years of the Soviet Union (1989–1991), which eventually contributed to the ...
The core crimes under international law are war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression. A war crime is a violation of the law of war treaties or provisions that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions committed in connection to armed conflict.
Unlawful combatant. An unlawful combatant, illegal combatant or unprivileged combatant/belligerent is a person who directly engages in armed conflict in violation of the laws of war and therefore is claimed not to be protected by the Geneva Conventions. [1] [2] [3] The International Committee of the Red Cross points out that the terms "unlawful ...
War can heavily damage the environment, and warring countries often place operational requirements ahead of environmental concerns for the duration of the war.Some international law is designed to limit this environmental harm.
v. t. e. The Art of War ( Chinese: 孫子兵法; pinyin: Sūnzǐ bīngfǎ; lit. 'Sun Tzu's Military Method') is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the late Spring and Autumn period (roughly 5th century BC ). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun"), is composed of 13 chapters.
Principles of war are rules and guidelines that represent truths in the practice of war and military operations. The earliest known principles of war were documented by Sun Tzu, circa 500 BCE, as well as Chanakya in his Arthashastra circa 350BCE. Machiavelli published his "General Rules" in 1521 which were themselves modeled on Vegetius ...
Jus ad bellum ( / juːs / YOOS or / dʒʌs / ), literally "right to war" in Latin, refers to "the conditions under which States may resort to war or to the use of armed force in general". [1] This is distinct from the set of rules that ought to be followed during a war, known as jus in bello, which govern the behavior of parties in an armed ...