Key Information
Reference code
MY LAI 2/12
Title
Transcript of a lecture on the law of land warfare, 1988
Date(s)
- 1988 Sep 30 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Transcript of lecture on Law of Land warfare, by JAG captain Jack Skeen, to young infantry officers, Ft Benning, Georgia, 30 Sep 1988, including discussion of the Geneva convention and the US Army Field Manual 47-10; laws of warfare relating to military necessity, minimising unnecessary suffering and proportionality in use of force to achieve the mission; and examples of violations of law of war particularly in Vietnam. 41pp