Army lawyers, academics debate how to make international law ‘relevant’ to today’s battlefields

11.09.2013                      07.Tishrei.5774

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Army lawyers, academics debate how to make international law ‘relevant’ to today’s battlefields

A who’s who of top army lawyers and academics from around the world on Tuesday discussed how to keep international law relevant to the complex battlefield scenarios of the 21st century.

The discussion, part of the Counter-Terrorism Conference at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, focused on a new trend known as “the operationalization of law” regarding war….