World War I law and lawyers : issues, cases, and characters

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Where to find it

Law Library — 3rd Floor Collection (3rd floor)

Call Number
K124.W36 S53 2014
Status
Available

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Summary

The global story of the legal side of WWI and its legacy is now told in this new book. Eighty legal issues are identified from this war, ranging from the ancient rights of kings to deploying modern technology like airplanes and poison gases, from mutiny to blockade, from supplying and funding wars to suppressing dissent, from starving or deporting civilians to executing or ignoring soldiers, and from the impacts on living beings to the impacts on nations. In addition to presenting the story behind these legal issues from across the globe, the book provides practical assistance by linking many of these issues to modern application. This book has something for each type of reader: the lawyer, fans of history and the general reader.

Contents

Before the war -- Europe: international and military issues -- Europe: domestic issues -- United States: international and military issues -- United States: domestic issues -- Europe & elsewhere: war crimes, uprisings & horses -- After the war.

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