Tanisha M. Fazal is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of State Death, winner of the Best Book Award of the APSA Conflict Processes Section.

You know what states rarely do nowadays? Issue formal declarations of war. You know why? Of course you don't, because you're not Tanisha Fazal, who knows more about the laws of war than you do. So you should read her book.(The Washington Post) Intriguing.... Skillfully blends quantitative and qualitative methods to produce something genuinely original.(Foreign Affairs) Fazal brings this analysis to bear on contemporary IHL (International Humanitarian Law) policy issues and vexing questions, such as those about autonomous weapons, cyberwar, and rebel behavior in civil conflicts. Highly recommended for university libraries and collections specializing in international law and politics, security, peace and conflict studies, and defense policy.(Choice) A landmark work on international politics and the law of armed conflicts, Wars of Law belongs on the bookshelf beside such major works as Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars, David Kennedy's Of War and Law, James Morrow's Order Within Anarchy, and Sandesh Sivakumaran's The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict. Wars of Law marks an important departure from previous understandings of how warring parties follow or do not follow rules by highlighting the growing divide between law-makers and law-takers. This book stands as a good guideline for our future course of action.(Ethics & International Affairs) This study adds much valuable material to the literature on international humanitarian law and on the efficacy of jus ad bellum and jus in bello, particularly in its exploration of whether, and why, states follow the formalities when it comes to armed conflict. Fazal's overview, analysis, and synthesis of the existing literature and quantitative databases on these questions will be immensely useful to students and scholars in this area.(H-War)

• Declaring War and Peace1. The Proliferation and Codification of the Laws of War2. International Recognition, Compliance Costs, and the Formalities of War3. Declarations of War in Interstate War4. Compliance with the Laws of War in Interstate War5. Peace Treaties in Interstate War6. Declarations of Independence in Civil Wars7. Secessionism and Civilian Targeting8. Peace Treaties in Civil WarEvasion, Engagement, and the Laws of War

Tanisha M. Fazal is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of State Death, winner of the Best Book Award of the APSA Conflict Processes Section.

You know what states rarely do nowadays? Issue formal declarations of war. You know why? Of course you don't, because you're not Tanisha Fazal, who knows more about the laws of war than you do. So you should read her book.(The Washington Post) Intriguing.... Skillfully blends quantitative and qualitative methods to produce something genuinely original.(Foreign Affairs) Fazal brings this analysis to bear on contemporary IHL (International Humanitarian Law) policy issues and vexing questions, such as those about autonomous weapons, cyberwar, and rebel behavior in civil conflicts. Highly recommended for university libraries and collections specializing in international law and politics, security, peace and conflict studies, and defense policy.(Choice) A landmark work on international politics and the law of armed conflicts, Wars of Law belongs on the bookshelf beside such major works as Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars, David Kennedy's Of War and Law, James Morrow's Order Within Anarchy, and Sandesh Sivakumaran's The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict. Wars of Law marks an important departure from previous understandings of how warring parties follow or do not follow rules by highlighting the growing divide between law-makers and law-takers. This book stands as a good guideline for our future course of action.(Ethics & International Affairs) This study adds much valuable material to the literature on international humanitarian law and on the efficacy of jus ad bellum and jus in bello, particularly in its exploration of whether, and why, states follow the formalities when it comes to armed conflict. Fazal's overview, analysis, and synthesis of the existing literature and quantitative databases on these questions will be immensely useful to students and scholars in this area.(H-War)

• Declaring War and Peace1. The Proliferation and Codification of the Laws of War2. International Recognition, Compliance Costs, and the Formalities of War3. Declarations of War in Interstate War4. Compliance with the Laws of War in Interstate War5. Peace Treaties in Interstate War6. Declarations of Independence in Civil Wars7. Secessionism and Civilian Targeting8. Peace Treaties in Civil WarEvasion, Engagement, and the Laws of War