Kennedy, David. creator text xx Princeton University Press. monographic eng 1 online resource Modern war is law pursued by other means. Once a bit player in military conflict, law now shapes the institutional, logistical, and physical landscape of war. At the same time, law has become a political and ethical vocabulary for marking legitimate power and justifiable death. As a result, the battlespace is as legally regulated as the rest of modern life. In Of War and Law, David Kennedy examines this important development, retelling the history of modern war and statecraft as a tale of the changing role of law and the dramatic growth of law's power. Not only a restraint and an eth. War as a legal institution -- The historical context : how did we get here? -- War by law. War (International law) Just war doctrine KZ6396 K38 9781282129665 128212966X 9780691128641 0691128642 190108 20241113110439.0 on1091536137 eng