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The Law of War. Edited by Richard I. Miller. Lexington, Toronto, and London: Lexington Books, D. C Heath and Co., 1975. Pp. xiii, 329. Index. $20.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1976

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1 A note on p. 233 does indicate that Chapter 8, dealing with the application of the pertinent law of war by the People's Republic of China is the work of Professor Jerome A. Cohen of Harvard Law School. This chapter, and Chapter 7 on the Soviet Union, as to which the identity of the actual author is not given, are the two highlights of the volume.

2 With respect to “Other Powers,” the caveat is properly given that “[p]redictions as to how nations may treat prisoners of war in a future limited conflict are highly speculative” (p. 253).

3 Senate Comm. On For. Rel., Geneva Conventions For The Protection Of War Victims, S. Exec. Rep. No. 9, 84th Cong., 1st Sess. 29 (1955); 101 Cong. Rec. 9972(1955).