![]() ![]() 269, 280 (1998).) The Lieber Code, however, presents the first modern comprehensive codification of the laws and customs of war which greatly influenced subsequent codifications. (Theodor Meron, Francis Lieber’s Code and Principles of Humanity, 36 Colum. ![]() Fragmented attempts to codify military discipline and principles of humanity had been tried in medieval and Renaissance times, for example by Richard II of England at Durham (1385), by Henry V of England at Mantes (1419), and by Charles VII of France at Orleans (1439), and in Scotland‘s Articles and Ordinances of War for the Present Expedition of the Army of the Kingdom of Scotland (1643), among others. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, ///loc.pnp/cwpbh.01400.īefore the adoption of the Lieber Code, the conduct of soldiers during hostilities was mostly based on customs. ![]()
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