THE juxtaposition is almost ridiculous. War, after all, is the height of lawlessness that can beleaguer nations and, in fact, the world. But the conjunction is significant on at least two grounds. The first has to do with law as the proscription of war.

The second is that area of international criminal law that defines and punishes so-called "war crimes," or more, precisely, the violation of the laws and customs of war.

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