Foreword

• Author: Jacob L. Shuford
• Position: Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, President, Naval War College
• Pages: ix-ix

Foreword

TheInternational Law Studies (the "Blue Book") series was inaugurated by the

Naval War College in 1901 as aforum for essays, treatises, and articles that

promote abroader understanding ofinternational law. The eighty-second volume of

this historic series, The Law of War in the 21st Century: Weaponry and the Use of

Force, is acompilation of scholarly papers derived from the proceedings of aJune

2005 colloquium hosted by the Naval War College.

The purpose of this colloquium was to examine international legal standards

applicable to the use of force, as well as the development and employment of

weapons systems in the 21st century. Participants came to Newport from more

than 20 countries and included government officials, military commanders, repre-

sentatives ofnongovernmental organizations, esteemed international law scholars,

and military and civilian lawyers. During the course of events, attendees grappled

with vexing issues such as the suitability of principles developed for inter-State

conflict to aglobal threat environment increasingly influenced by non-State actors.

Undoubtedly, the ideas generated during the summer colloquium and revisited in

this Blue Book volume will contribute substantially to the ongoing examination of

the major legal challenges accompanying 21 st-century armed conflict.

On behalf of the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the

Commandant of the Marine Corps, Iextend awarm thank you to Professor

Charles Garraway, the 2004-2005 Stockton Professor of International Law, and

Major Richard Jaques, USMC, under whose leadership this colloquium was orga-

nized. Ialso wish to thank the authors and editors for their invaluable contribu-

tions and for engendering agreater understanding of international law. Thanks

also to the Lieber Society of the American Society of International Law and Roger

Williams University's Ralph R. Papitto School of Law, gracious cosponsors of this

colloquium. And, finally, avery special note of gratitude goes to the Naval War

College Foundation and Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, whose tremendous

support made this conference and, particularly, this "Blue Book" possible.

JACOB L. SHUFORD

Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy

President, Naval War College