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Abstract

Customs of War on Land’ (Hague, II). Eventually, Crossland’s study demonstrates how persistent and overlapping tensions in the law of armed conflict already influenced its formative period in the nineteenth century. The campaign to control war was oscillating between humanity and military necessity and between humanitarianism and professionalism. The movements were both international and inward-looking, as visions were inspired by internationalism and patriotism. At times, the regulation of war and arbitration also appeared to be competing instruments. Perhaps most fundamentally, any effort to regulate war sooner or later had to justify why war was not to be outlawed as such. It took the commitment, dedication and endurance of many individuals, and a significant number of setbacks had to be accepted before any rules to mitigate the destructive effect of war or to prevent war from being waged at all were laid down, reflecting no more than compromise.