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The Laws of War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Jean S. Pictet
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Heraclites of Ephesus said that war is the mother of the law of nations. Nothing could be more true for, alas, war is first and foremost in the relations among peoples. In 3,400 years of recorded history, there have been only 250 years of world peace!

Type
Research Article
Information
International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 1 , Issue 6 , September 1961 , pp. 295 - 303
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1961

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Talks given on June 15 and 22, 1960 in the lecture series of the International Radio University.