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The Lieber Code

A Socio-Legal History of the Laws of War

ISBN: 978-1-83753-385-5, eISBN: 978-1-83753-384-8

Publication date: 27 September 2024

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the US Civil War of 1861–1864, the application of the laws of war to a civil war, and gives great attention to US Army General Order 100 (aka The Lieber Code), the first set of laws to direct and constrain the behavior of troops in the field.

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Mullins, C.W. (2024), "The Lieber Code", A Socio-Legal History of the Laws of War (Emerald Advances in Historical Criminology), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 13-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-384-820241002

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2024 Christopher W. Mullins. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited