Description:
The confusion engendered by lack of clarity in fundamental conceptions such as “war,” “peace,” and “law” begins with, and is perhaps most clearly exhibited in, the traditional discussion of the many and disparate problems frequently subsumed under headings like “The Initiation of War,” “The Commencement of War,” “The Legal Meaning of War” and “State and Effects of War,” or under the simple query “When does war exist (or begin)?”