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International Law in War College Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

William H. Witt
William H. Witt*
Affiliation:
The National War College
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 72 , Issue 1 , January 1978 , pp. 112 - 116
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1978

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1 Professor Goldie, among others, has reviewed this instruction in International Law at the War Colleges, 66 AJIL 24 (1972). Various meetings, focusing particularly on teaching of the law of war, have afforded opportunities for instructors to exchange views. These have included a workshop on the law of war at the April 1974 meeting of the American Society of International Law and a Conference on the teaching of the law of war at the National War College, Dec. 16-17, 1974.

2 The relatively limited role of international law considerations in national security policy formulation was noted in Moore, , Law and National Security, 54 Foreign Affairs 408 (1975)Google Scholar.

3 The official description of the mission of The National War College is: to conduct senior-level courses of study and associated research in national security policy with emphasis on its formulation and future directions in order to enhance the preparation of selected personnel of the Armed Forces, the Department of State, and other U. S. Government departments and agencies for the exercise of joint and combined high-level policy, command, and staff functions in the planning and implementation of national strategy. NWC Memorandum 10-1, July 7, 1976.

4 E.g., Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, done Aug. 12, 1949, Art. 127, 6 UST 3316, TIAS No. 3364, 75 UNTS 135.

5 DOD Directive 5100.77, Nov. 5, 1974.

6 The latest statement is in the section on curriculum scope in NWC Memorandum 10-1:“h. The roles and functions of international organizations with emphasis on their relationships to U. S. national security objectives.“