CLARK Ian <br/><br/>
Crisis in the laws of war?  Beyond compliance and effectiveness/ 
Ian Clark, et.al 
 -  2018 
<br/><br/> How can we tell what state the laws of war are in today, and whether they face exceptional pressures? Standard accounts of the condition of this body of law focus on problems of compliance and effectiveness. In particular, there is a dominant international legal diagnosis that most non-compliance is accounted for by the prevalence of non-state belligerents in irregular or asymmetric conflicts. We propose that any such diagnosis is partial at best. A focus on compliance and effectiveness tells us nothing about the reasons for actor behaviour, or about its impact on the regime. We advance a different conceptual framework, exploring the complex connections between compliance, effectiveness and legitimacy. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>UNITED STATES<br/>RUSSIA<br/>IRAQ<br/>LAWS OF WAR<br/>LEGITIMACY<br/>GENEVA CONVENTIONS