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Author: Peter Barker

16 Nov

The Sea is Still Cruel – A Mariner’s Perspective on Some Aspects of the Updated ICRC Commentary on the Second Geneva Convention

[Lieutenant Commander Peter Barker is a Royal Navy barrister, currently serving as the Associate Director for the Law of Coalition Operations at the United States Naval War College.  The views expressed in this article are personal and do not reflect the position of the United Kingdom government or Armed Forces.] Technology has changed many aspects of naval warfare and the rate...

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