A History of the Laws of War: Volume 1: The Customs and Laws of War with Regards to Combatants and Captives

Table of Contents:
Introduction I. Combatants 1. In an Ideal World 2. In the Real World 3. Building Armed Forces 4. The First Armed Forces 5. Rome 6. T he Dark Ages 7. T he Feudal Age 8. T he Renaissance and Reformation 9. T he Enlightenment 10. Between 1860 and 1945 11. From the Cold War to the Twenty-first Century II. Captives 1. Beginnings 2. The Greeks 3. The Romans 4. The Early Middle Ages 5. The Crusades 127 6. The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 7. The Eighteenth Century 8. The Wars of the French Revolution 9. Between 1815 and 1861 10. T he American Civil War 11. From 1863 to 1914 12. T he First World War 13. Between the Wars 14. The Second World War 15. After the Second World War 16. Between 1949 and 1977 17. The 1977 Additional Protocols 18. Towards the End of the Cold War 19. The 1984 Convention Against Torture 20. From the 1990s into the Twenty-first Century 21. The Developments in the Twenty-first Century Conclusion

About the Author :
Alexander Gillespie is Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Professor of Law at the University of Waikato, New Zealand.

Review :
These three slim volumes are a labour of love. They are the result of prodigious research into the history of many wars fought from ancient times...It is a work that is easy to read because it is written with great clarity and personal idealism. It will remain an important resource for researchers in this field of the law. -- M. Sornarajah Singapore Journal of Legal Studies The wealth of materials compiled and reviewed by Alexander Gillespie for the purpose of this book is breath-taking and one can suspect that Alexander Gillespie's books will become the mandatory starting point for anyone wishing to study the history of the laws of war in the future. -- Vincent Roobaert NATO Legal Gazette, Issue 27 ...libraries and professors who focus on the many elements of the [law of war] would be wise to have all three volumes at hand. Together, they provide a vivid, detailed, and especially readable account of the [law of war]. This set is destined to be described by all holders as a richly adorned, and affordable, research treasure trove. American Society of International Law Newsletter, Issue #43 Review of A History of the Laws of War and The Causes of War, Volume 1 ...unique and of unquestionable relevance... both works are appreciable for the impressive quantity of the historical and legally pertinent materials gathered by the author. This is useful from the perspective of understanding the background of today's rules on the recourse to armed force and international humanitarian law. -- Carlo Focarelli Italian Yearbook of International Law, Volume 23, 2013