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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Noah Weisbord has written as masterful an account of the century of legal toil dedicated to corralling the human urge to wage war as has yet found two covers . . . . Weisbord’s work is that rarest of writings on legal matters: a kind of
Decameron, a thoughtfully interconnected set of what might well be abstruse concepts, but told as a series of parables, aperçus, and case studies."
---Brendan Howley, Literary Review of Canada"[This] insightful book . . . offers a valuable and provocative thesis . . . . The time is ripe to align with thinkers such as Weisbord, who advance a bold step forward for the restoration of relative peace rather than descend in a hopeless spiral of endless, grievous aggression against fellow human beings."
---Shelley Walia, Frontline"A remarkable insider’s account of the historical efforts to criminalize wars of aggression."
---Payam Akhavan, Global Justice Journal"Weisbord’s prophetic voice . . . should be heard and attended to by any human rights organization aiming at genuine pertinency in the 2020s and beyond."
---Brian Philips, Journal of Human Rights Practice"Richly textured, eminently readable. . . . Masterful. . . . Riveting. . . . Overall, the book’s engaging style and readability make it an ideal companion to a broad variety of courses in international law and international relations. It should also, in my view, be on the recommended reading list for governmental and intergovernmental lawyers, including military lawyers, who must address legal issues related to the use of force and international criminal law. The book provides an especially useful starting point for those lawyers as they begin to wrestle with the complex applications of the crime of aggression in actual practice."
---Laura Dickinson, The American Journal of International Law
