Adomnan's Lex Innocentium and the laws of war / James W. Houlihan.
2020
KZ6515 .H68 2020 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
Adomnan's Lex Innocentium and the laws of war / James W. Houlihan.
Imprint
Dublin, Ireland : Four Courts Press, [2020]
Copyright
©2020
Description
240 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Lex Innocentium : the concept and its contexts
Attitudes towards warfare in the early medieval west
Irish attitudes to violence
Adomanán
The law
After 697 : a law for women
Lex Innocentium situated : its place in the medieval history of jus in bello.
Attitudes towards warfare in the early medieval west
Irish attitudes to violence
Adomanán
The law
After 697 : a law for women
Lex Innocentium situated : its place in the medieval history of jus in bello.
Summary
"This book studies the Irish law dating from AD 697, called Lex Innocentium or the Law of the Innocents. It is also known as Cáin Adomnáin, being named after Adomnán (d. 704), ninth abbot of Iona, who was responsible for its drafting and promulgation. The law was designed to offer legislative protection for women, children, clerics and other non-arms-bearing people, primarily though not exclusively, in times of conflict. The study seeks to identify the place of this law in the history of the laws of war and, in so doing examines many of the relevant sources in the Christian west, with conclusions that some will find surprising"--Publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KZ6515 .H68 2020
Language
English
ISBN
9781846828492 hardcover
184682849X hardcover
184682849X hardcover
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