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May 2020
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#7 - Adil Haque - Law and Morality at Wa...

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This week, we are joined by Professor Adil Haque from Rutgers Law to discuss the role of morality in interpreting and revisiting the law of armed conflict. We dissect Chapter 2 of Prof Haque's book "Law and Morality at War"  

Link to the chapter : https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199687398.001.0001/acprof-9780199687398-chapter-2  https://twitter.com/JCLawPodcast https://soundcloud.com/juscogens https://www.facebook.com/JCLawPodcast/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/65443775

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