Updated Version of Book on Crimes of War

The Crimes of War Project has made an updated and revised edition of its Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know available online:

"Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know ... is an A-Z guide to the laws governing armed conflict and their application in practice. The chapters include discussions of the crimes prohibited by international humanitarian law, key terms relating to modern warfare, analysis of legal categories, and case studies showing the place of war crimes in recent conflicts."

The Crimes of War Project, based in Washington, is a group of journalists, lawyers and scholars dedicated to raising public awareness of the laws of war and their application to situations of conflict.