U. S. Military Operations

Law, Policy, and Practice

Edición de la obra U. S. Military Operations

"In U.S. Military Operations: Law, Policy, and Practice, a distinguished group of military legal experts provide important insight into how law influences the conduct of all military operations, both in peacetime and in war. The text covers a range of operational issues to include: legal challenges inherent in special operations; legal complexities of coalition operations; legal regulation of military cyber-defense measures; how military lawyers advise commanders making life and death target engagement decisions; the important military interaction with the International Committee of the Red Cross; the role military justice plays in ensuring disciplined military operations; and how military commanders leverage claims authority to contribute to mission accomplishment. Written by authors whose expertise includes both content and implementation of the law, they offer insight into not just the what, but the equally important how and why of legal regulation of military operations"--Unedited summary from book cover.