American military justice and the law of war : a case study of military law in Vietnam

During the Vietnam War, in Son Thang hamlet, a five-man American patrol murdered sixteen Vietnamese noncombatant women and children. The crime was discovered and the five apprehended. International treaties define much of the law of war. That law requires apprehension and trial of those committing &...

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Main Author: Solis, Gary Dean
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 1992
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516676