law of sea warfare
1Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
2sea power — 1. naval strength. 2. a nation that possesses formidable naval power. [1840 50] * * * Means by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Measured in terms of a nation s capacity to use the seas in defiance of rivals, it consists of …
3naval warfare — Military operations conducted on, under, or over the sea and waged against other seagoing vessels or targets on land or in the air. The earliest naval attacks were raids by the armed men of a tribe or town using fishing boats or merchant ships.… …
4Asymmetric warfare — originally referred to war between two or more belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly. Contemporary military thinkers tend to broaden this to include asymmetry of strategy or tactics; today asymmetric warfare can… …
5war, law of — Introduction that part of international law dealing with the inception, conduct, and termination of warfare. Its aim is to limit the suffering caused to combatants and, more particularly, to those who may be described as the victims of war… …
6International humanitarian law — (IHL), often referred to as the laws of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus comprised of the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and customary… …
7Byzantine law — Byzantine Culture Art • Architecture • Gardens Literature • Music Aristocracy &am …
8Unrestricted submarine warfare — is a type of naval warfare in which submarines sink merchant ships without warning, as opposed to attacks per prize regulations. While providing the submarine with strongly increased lethality and greater chances of survival against its hunters,… …
9Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law — The Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law of 16 April 1856 was issued to abolish privateering. It regulated the relationship between neutral and belligerent and shipping on the high seas introducing new prize rules.[1] Contents 1 Major points …
10Mountain warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …
