Description: Do the Geneva Conventions Matter? provides a rich, comparative analysis of the laws that govern warfare and a more specific investigation relating to state practice and gives insight into how the Geneva regime has constrained guerrilla warfare and terrorism and the factors that affect protect human rights in wartime.
Review Quotes: "Fascinating and insightful essays are offered on wars in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Algeria, Chechnya, and Yugoslavia. Other essays look at Iran s ambivalence on international law, because of Sharia law and Israel s codification of international humanitarian law, and the role of non-government actors (NGOs) in advocating for the Geneva Conventions...The book is richly documented and has a good index. Recommended." - CHOICE