Proportionality in International Law

Proportionality is intimately linked to the overarching concepts of self-defense, lawful force, and the controlled application of violence. It is one of the most visible facets of humanitarian law designed to reduce unnecessary human suffering and avoid excessive damage to property, and the natural environment. However, its application has come under renewed scrutiny and sustained controversy as a result of wars against non-state actors and from the extensive use of drones, human shields, cyber war techniques, and counterinsurgency tactics. Proportionality in International Law critically assesses the law of proportionality in normative terms combining abstract philosophical and legal analysis with highly emotive contemporary combat cases. The principle of proportionality permits actions that are logically linked to the intended goal, and thus defines the permissible boundaries for the initiation and conduct of modern wars. The case studies discussed in this book are predominantly from the perspective of those who make decisions in the midst of armed conflict, bringing analytic rigor to the debates as well as sensitivity to facts on the ground. The authors analyze modern usages of proportionality across a wide range of contexts enabling a more complete comprehension of the values that it preserves. This book contrasts the applications of proportionality in both jus ad bellum (the law and morality of resort to force) and within jus in bello (the doctrines applicable for using force in the midst of conflicts). Proportionality in International Law provides the reader with a unique interdisciplinary approach, offering practitioners and policymakers alike greater clarity over how proportionality should be understood in theory and in practice.

Newton, Michaël

May, Larry

Foreign & International Law

Oxford University Press

Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children

Savage Girls and Wild Boys is a fascinating history of extraordinary children---brought up by animals, raised in the wilderness, or locked up for long years in solitary confinement. Wild or feral children have fascinated us through the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, who gripped the attention of Swift and Defoe, and at Victor of Aveyron, who roamed wild in the forests of revolutionary France. He tells the story of a savage girl lost on the streets of Paris, of two children brought up by wolves in the jungles of India, and of a Los Angeles girl who emerged from thirteen years locked in a room to international celebrity. He describes, too, a boy brought up among monkeys in Uganda; and in Moscow, the child found living with a pack of wild dogs. Savage Girls and Wild Boys examines the lives of these children and of the adults who “rescued” them, looked after them, educated, or abused them. How can we explain the mixture of disgust and envy that such children can provoke? And what can they teach us about our notions of education, civilization, and man’s true nature?

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins's Press

Wild or feral children have fascinated us down the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, who gripped the attention of Swift and Defoe, and at Victor of Aveyron who roamed the forests of revolutionary France. He tells the story of a savage girl lost on the streets of Paris; of two children brought up by wolves in the jungles of India; of a boy brought up among monkeys in Uganda; and in Moscow, of a child found living with a pack of wild dogs.

Picador

A global survey of unknown creatures reported by thousands of eyewitnesses―creatures that have either been verified, refuted, or are still being examined by scientific researchers.
Hidden Animals: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures welcomes readers into the fascinating world of cryptozoology―the scientific pursuit of legendary creatures that sometimes reveals hoaxes and sometimes identifies real, previously unknown species. Compiled by Michael Newton, author of the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology, it is the first comprehensive guide covering the crossroads of zoology and folklore written for both the young and the young at heart.
Organized by type of creature type, such as giant animals, missing links, and living fossils, Hidden Animals surveys various beings reported and pursued worldwide from ancient times to the present, in every corner of the globe. In the process, it relates classic myths and legends to identified flesh-and-blood animals. Readers will be captivated by both the scientific evidence supporting the existence of specific cryptids and the exposure of notorious frauds or cases of mistaken identity.
 • Nearly 100 entries on the full range of cryptids, organized into categories of types of animals 
• Primary sources, including eyewitness accounts of sightings of undocumented creatures
• Sketches of reported hidden animals and photographs of real species uncovered in the pursuit of cryptids
• A "Who's Who" in cryptozoology with brief biographies of major figures in the field
• A wide-ranging bibliography of print and online resources for further exploration
• A comprehensive index of animals (real and speculative), people, places, and discoveries

Hidden Animals: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Greenwood

Hidden Animals: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures

A reference source on the frightening phenomenon of serial killers includes vital statistics on such heinous criminals as Charles Starkweather, Caril Ann Fugate, Hamilton Fish, Marybeth Tinning, Edward Gein, and Henry Lee Lucas. Reprint. AB.

Hunting Humans (The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Vol 1)

Avon/Books

A compendium of bizarre, horrifying tales of murder features the world's most brutal serial killers, including a male nurse sentenced in the Southern California Hospital Murders and Waldo Grant, a "quiet loner" who killed with hammers and saws. Original.

Hunting Humans: The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (Volume 2)

Reference

A guide to the satanic crime discusses the crimes of Stanley Dean Baker, a Satanist and cannibal; Juana Catrilaf, who killed her own grandmother and drank her blood; Charles Manson; and others. Original.

Raising Hell: An Encyclopedia of Devil Worship and Satanic Crime

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

"Los Angeles is city primeval, home base for the sociopathic elite, Charles Mason, The Hillside Strangler. And now--the Reaper."

Blood Sport

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

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Proportionality in International Law

Proportionality in International Law

Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children

Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children

Hidden Animals: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures

Hidden Animals: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures: A Field Guide to Batsquatch, Chupacabra, and Other Elusive Creatures

Hunting Humans (The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Vol 1)

Hunting Humans: The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers (Volume 2)

Raising Hell: An Encyclopedia of Devil Worship and Satanic Crime

Blood Sport