Savage warfare: examining the past
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Innovation Funding Researchers Society Social Science & Humanities Marie Skłodowska Curie actions Europe in a changing world - Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies United Kingdomdate: 20/09/2016
Project: Savage Warfare: A Cultural History of Br...
acronym: Savage Warfare
See also: CORDIS
Can a war ever be civilised? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean that all’s fair. International treaties such as the Geneva Convention set out the limits for the legal use of force in a wartime scenario. They are based on long-established views of what’s acceptable when countries clash in armed conflict.