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In the first of 11 articles based on a conference on current issues in international law and military operations held in 2003 at the United States Naval War College, Dinstein (human rights, Tel Aviv U.) introduces issues brought to the fore by the war in Iraq. These issues include the legal status of unlawful combatants, dealing with suicide bombers, using civilians as human shields, the status of journalists, and the applicability of the Law of Belligerent Occupation. Contributors also treat such related issues as international disaster relief law, and decisions by Israel's Supreme Court. The editor adds his reviews of two books on human rights. Lacks an index. Martinus Nijhoff is an imprint of Brill. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
