The Library of Essays in International Humanitarian Law
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Series Editors: Michael N. Schmitt, US Naval War College, USA
and Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg, European
University Viadrina Frankfurt, Germany
This series brings together the most
significant articles in the field of humanitarian law published in
the last century. The selected essays include classics of
humanitarian law, lesser-known pieces and articles which
have become influential as this body of law develops in the 21st
century.
The collection demonstrates the importance of the work of
prior generations of humanitarian lawyers and the relevance of this
work for contemporary debates. Second, although sometimes
criticized as vague and imprecise, this series shows that
humanitarian law can be subjected to rigorous analysis that
clarifies its intent and scope. Finally, humanitarian law is the
product of a carefully crafted, and very fragile, balance between
two competing concerns - military necessity and humanitarian
considerations - and if this balance is thrown askew the law
necessarily suffers and may eventually become inoperable.
This six-volume series reprints the most significant works in
the field published in the last century and enables scholars to
better understand the evolution of humanitarian law; students to
study influential essays side by side and practitioners to apply
the law on the battlefield or in national and international
tribunals.
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