Learn from the mistakes of others

"A 5,000-page study by the ICRC has identified 161 rules of customary international humanitarian law that offer legal protection for people affected by war. These rules are based on "widespread, representative and virtually uniform" practice by States and, as such, were found to be universally binding."

I wonder if the executive of the government of the USA will call this new statement of the law that binds all nations 'quaint' or 'anachronistic' ... and how much of it contradicts the conduct of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places?

Now, to find a copy to curl up with for a nice bedtime read™ ...