Whether it’s a vow to protect POWs or a prohibition against feigning surrender, there are supposed to be agreed-upon rules that govern how war is made. But who gets to decide when war’s laws are broken, and what are the repercussions for such behavior anyway? Join Kojo for a look at the theory and the reality of military laws of war.

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  • Kenneth Anderson Professor of International Law, American University's Washington College of Law
  • Detlev Vagts Professor of International Law, Harvard University
  • Leila Sadat Associate Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Nicholas Fotion Professor of Philosophy, Emory University; also author of "Military Ethics: Looking Towards the Future"

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