• 1: Introduction


• 2: Law and Morality


• 3: Civilians


• 4: Combatants


• 5: Distinction


• 6: Discrimination


• 7: Precautions


• 8: Proportionality


• 9: Human Shields


• 10: War Crimes


• Appendix: Revisionism

Adil Ahmad Haque is Professor of Law and Judge Jon O. Newman Scholar at Rutgers Law School as well as Associate Graduate Faculty at the Rutgers University Department of Philosophy.

What are the moral and legal issues of contemporary warfare? Drawing on cutting-edge debates in moral philosophy, this book proposes how the laws of war can be evaluated, criticized, and reformed, making a valuable and timely contribution to a pressing international debate.